| Jovantae Barnes | |
| School: | Oklahoma Sooners |
| Currentnumber: | 2 |
| Currentposition: | Running back |
| Class: | Sophomore |
| Major: | Business |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 2003[1] |
| Birth Place: | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightin: | 0 |
| Weight: | 204 |
| Highschool: | Desert Pines (NV) |
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| Espn: | 4685269 |
Jovantae Barnes (born June 25, 2003) is an American football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Barnes grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and attended Desert Pines High School. As a senior in 2021, he rushed for 567 yards and 11 touchdowns in six games.[2]
Barnes enrolled at the University of Oklahoma in January 2022. As a true freshman, he was a backup to Eric Gray. He appeared in 11 games and rushed for 519 yards and five touchdowns on 116 carries, an average of 4.5 yards per carry.[2] In the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl against Florida State, he rushed for a season-high 108 rushing yards on 27 carries.[3]
Barnes entered the 2023 season as Oklahoma's lead running back.[4] [5] He was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list,[6] and Bleacher Report correspondent Brad Shepard picked him as one of his 12 college football players who will break out in 2023.[7]