CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• Second Team All-Louisiana (2020)
• Conference USA All-Freshman Team (2020)
• All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2021; 2020)
• Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-Conference USA (2022)
• Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-Conference USA (2022, 2023)
• Phil Steele All-Conference USA Fourth Team (2020)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District (2022)
• Lou Groza National Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Semifinalist (2020)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023; 2022; 2020)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023)
Appeared in all 12 games as the Bulldogs primary kicker ... Led LA Tech in scoring with 65 points … Lead the conference in field goal percentage (80%) … Made 12 of his 15 field goal attempts… Ranks second among all CUSA kickers with 12 field goals made this season … Tied for the conference single-game high in field goals made with three which he accomplished twice this season against FIU and Northwestern State … Connected on 29 of his 31 extra point attempts … LA Tech all-time career leader in field goal percentage (79.4%) … Ranks fourth in program history with 54 field goals made and fifth in extra points made (139).
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2022)
Appeared in all 12 games as the Bulldogs primary kicker ... Made 13 of 18 field goal attempts and was 38-39 in PATs ... Made a season-long 41 yard field goal against Rice (Oct. 22) ... Made multiple PATs in 11 of the Bulldogs' 12 games ... Went 4-4 in PATs against FIU and Middle Tennessee.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2021)
Appeared in all 12 games for the Bulldogs in the 2021 season, primarily as the kicker ... Was a perfect 39-for-39 in PATs ... Made multiple PATs in nine games including two, 6-6 efforts against Southeastern (Sept. 11) and Charlotte (Nov. 13) ...Opened and closed the season with two separate 8-9 stretches in made field goals ... Finished the season 17-for-21 in field goals, connecting on 80.95 percent of his kicks, including 12-13 within 40 yards ... Hit a season-long 47 yard field goal against SMU (Sept. 18) ...Added 19 kickoffs during 2021 for 837 yards, an average kick of 44.1 yards.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2020)
Appeared in all 10 games for the Bulldogs in the 2020 season, serving as both a kicker and a punter ... Was a perfect 33-for-33 in PATs, including a career-best 9-for-9 against HBU (Nov. 26) ...Opened the season with eight straight made field goals, including a career-long 51-yarder against HBU.
Finished the season 12-for-14 in field goals, including the game-winning 35-yarder in double overtime against UAB (Oct. 31) ... Punted the ball 49 times, averaging 36.9 yards per punt ... Had two punts over 50 yards, including a career-high 53-yard punt against UAB (Oct. 31).
FRESHMAN (2019)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2019 - saw action in one game ... Saw his first collegiate action at UAB on November 23 ... Punted two times for a total of 59 yards, with both punts downed inside the 20.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Woodlawn High School in 2019 ...Named First Team All-District for Class 6-4A in 2018 as both a kicker and punter for the Woodlawn Panthers ... Earned LSWA All-State honors in Class 4A as a junior in 2017 ... Off the field, he serves as the valedictorian for Woodlawn as a senior ... Coached by Daniel Luquette.
PERSONAL
Jacob M. Barnes ... Born on Sept. 5, 2000, in Baton Rouge, La. ... Son of Andrew and Gretchen Barnes .... Has two siblings: Jonathan and Emille ... Brother Jonathan kicked for the Bulldogs from 2014-17.
