Chris Barnes

WR · #2 · Oklahoma State · SO · 5'7" · 169 · Houston, TX

Projected WR-Z starter

172 2026 receiving yards
10 of 20 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
3 Explosive plays
19 Career games (10 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Oklahoma State5210-20 172 17.2 0
2025 Wake Forest11739-60 547 14.0 3
2024 Washington State312-4 19 9.5 0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 34.4 63
Yards per catch 17.2 84
Catch rate 50.0% 18
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Chris

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Drew Mestemaker QB · 1,940 pass yds · 6g
RB Caleb Hawkins RB · 592 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Justin Bowick WR · 469 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Wyatt Young WR · 561 rec yds · 6g
TE Carson Kolb TE · 58 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Oklahoma State 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 15.3% 92
Red zone TD rate 61.0% 14
Line yards per carry 3.0 84
Sack rate allowed 2.2% 94

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ TLSA7 5 36 0 1
W2 ORE4 2 51 0 1
W4 @ WVU4 2 58 0 0
W6 UCF4 1 27 0 0
W7 @ HOU1 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#1851 Elias Owens EDGE · Mansfield BGSU
#1851 Richard James Jr. DL · Camden
#1853 Chris Barnes WR · North Shore WSU
#1859 Dakota Taylor WR · Buchtel KENT
#1859 Elijah Walker IOL · Mainland
WRs in the class
#201 Cedric Lott Jr. Mesquite Horn BC
#201 Josiah Booker Booker CMU
#203 Chris Barnes North Shore WSU
#203 Dakota Taylor Buchtel KENT
#205 Dillon Lorick Lipscomb Academy ECU
2026 · 63th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 40th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.