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Chris Barnes
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, TX
- High School:
- North Shore
2025 Third Team All-ACC (Special Teams)
A versatile playmaker who arrived in 2026.
2025 (Freshman at Wake Forest): Earned All-ACC Third Team honors ... Played in 11 games ... Returned seven kicks for 263 yards and a touchdown ... Had the highest kick return average of any qualified (5+) returner ... Also led the team in receiving, catching 39 passes for 547 yards and three touchdowns ... Had 13 carries for 143 yards ... Racked up 953 all-purpose yards, earning him an all-purpose All-ACC honorable mention ... Grabbed three passes for 102 yards and three touchdowns in a breakout game against Oregon State ... Returned a kick 98 yards for a touchdown and had 76 receiving yards against NC State ... Graded as the sixth-best wide receiver in the ACC by PFF.
2024 (Redshirt at Washington State): Appeared in three games while taking a redshirt year ... Had one start ... Caught one pass during the season-opening win against Portland State ... Made his first career start against Texas Tech ... Hauled in a 20-yard pass in the Holiday Bowl against Syracuse.
High School: Helped lead North Shore to back-to-back 15-1 records and the Texas 6A Division I state title game during his junior and senior seasons ... Totaled 1,287 all-purpose yards, including 803 yards and nine touchdowns on 47 catches as a senior ... Named First Team All-District 21-6A ... Selected as a finalist for the Houston Area High School Player of the Year award ... Hauled in 58 passes for 1,167 yards and 14 touchdowns while totaling 1,392 all-purpose yards during his junior season ... Selected to the All-Greater Houston second team ... Named to the Texas All-District 21-6A first team.
Personal: Son of Chris Barnes and Denoka Jackson.
A versatile playmaker who arrived in 2026.
2025 (Freshman at Wake Forest): Earned All-ACC Third Team honors ... Played in 11 games ... Returned seven kicks for 263 yards and a touchdown ... Had the highest kick return average of any qualified (5+) returner ... Also led the team in receiving, catching 39 passes for 547 yards and three touchdowns ... Had 13 carries for 143 yards ... Racked up 953 all-purpose yards, earning him an all-purpose All-ACC honorable mention ... Grabbed three passes for 102 yards and three touchdowns in a breakout game against Oregon State ... Returned a kick 98 yards for a touchdown and had 76 receiving yards against NC State ... Graded as the sixth-best wide receiver in the ACC by PFF.
2024 (Redshirt at Washington State): Appeared in three games while taking a redshirt year ... Had one start ... Caught one pass during the season-opening win against Portland State ... Made his first career start against Texas Tech ... Hauled in a 20-yard pass in the Holiday Bowl against Syracuse.
High School: Helped lead North Shore to back-to-back 15-1 records and the Texas 6A Division I state title game during his junior and senior seasons ... Totaled 1,287 all-purpose yards, including 803 yards and nine touchdowns on 47 catches as a senior ... Named First Team All-District 21-6A ... Selected as a finalist for the Houston Area High School Player of the Year award ... Hauled in 58 passes for 1,167 yards and 14 touchdowns while totaling 1,392 all-purpose yards during his junior season ... Selected to the All-Greater Houston second team ... Named to the Texas All-District 21-6A first team.
Personal: Son of Chris Barnes and Denoka Jackson.
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