Stephen Barnette

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-3
Weight:
196
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Salem, Va.
High School:
Salem

2014
• Started all five games before suffering a season-ending injury against Rhode Island
• Totaled 367 receiving yards on 33 receptions with three touchdowns
• Led the team with 109 yards on nine catches and a touchdown in the win at Albany
• Had eight catches for a total of 58 yards and a touchdown in the win at Liberty
• Notched his eighth-career 100-yard game with 124 yards on 10 receptions at Virginia
• Picked up 76 yards on six catches and a touchdown in the season opener against Morehead State
• Preseason First-Team All-American by College Sports Madness
• Preseason All-America Third Team by Beyond Sports Network
• Sports Network Preseason All-America Third team
• Preseason All-CAA
• Preseason All-CAA First-Team by College Sports Madness
• Preseason All-CAA by Beyond Sports Network
• Named to the CFPA FCS Wide Receivers Award Watch List

2013
• VaSID All-State Second Team
• Second-Team All-CAA
• First-Team All-CAA by College Sports Madness
• Appeared in all 12 games, making nine starts
• Totaled five 100-yard receiving games
• Led the CAA with 1,189 yards off 76 receptions and five touchdowns
• Became Richmond's all-time leader in single-season yards in the win against William & Mary with seven catches for 90 yards
• Became just the fourth receiver in program history to eclipse 1,000 yards in one season
• One of three receivers with 110-plus yards, tallying 127 yards and a touchdown off eight passes in the win at Delaware
• One of two receivers with 100-plus yards, tallying 115 yards and a touchdown off seven catches at Stony Brook
• Collected 85 yards off seven catches in the win against Albany
• Recorded a game-high 11 catches for 148 yards against No. 6 Towson
• Snagged three passes for 53 yards at Rhode Island
• Caught two passes for 30 yards with a long of 18 at James Madison
• One of two receivers with 100-plus yards, recording 132 yards off of seven catches and a touchdown against Maine
• Snagged two passes for 55 yards in the 30-21 win over Liberty
• Had a career day at Gardner-Webb, catching 12 passes for 182 yards for the third 100-plus yard game of his career
• Grabbed five passes for 94 yards and one touchdown at NC State
• Caught six balls for 86 yards and one touchdown in the season opener against VMI
• Preseason All-CAA First-Team by College Sports Madness
• Named to the CFPA FCS Wide Receivers Award Watch List

2012
• Third-Team All-CAA
• College Sports Madness Second-Team All-CAA
• Started all 11 games
• Totaled 56 receptions for 848 yards and four touchdowns
• Career-high nine receptions for career-best 144 yards and a touchdown in win over No. 2 James Madison
• Caught five balls for a 110 yards, including a 19-yard score, in win at Villanova
• Three catches for game-high 87 yards at Georgia State, including 49-yard touchdown
• Seven receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown at No. 12/13 New Hampshire
• Four receptions for 98 yards in win over Rhode Island
• Snagged four passes for 74 yards in win over Gardner-Webb
• Five receptions for 68 yards against No. 4 Old Dominion
• Six catches for 58 yards in victory over Delaware
• Had four catches for 56 yards at Virginia
• Caught five balls for 42 yards in win over VMI
• Four receptions for 38 yards in Capital Cup win at William & Mary

2011
• Played in all 11 games, earning one start and grabbing 32 receptions for 440 yards and five touchdowns
• Caught a career-high five passes for 49 yards and a touchdown against New Hampshire
• Notched a career-high 89 yards on three receptions, including a 69-yarder, in a win against VMI
• Had four catches for 63 yards at Old Dominion, including an acrobatic, one-handed touchdown catch, which was featured on ESPN as No. 10 on SportsCenter's Top Plays
• Also caught touchdowns at Duke, at Towson, and against Maine
• Totaled three or more receptions in seven games

2010
• Redshirted

High School
• A standout two-way prepster at Salem High
• Named First Team All-State and All-Region at wide receiver and Second Team All-Region at defensive back
• Reeled in 44 catches for 907 yards and five touchdowns as Salem finished 11-1 in 2009
• Also intercepted six passes and returned two of them for scores
• Lettered two years in football and three years in basketball
• Was a First Team All-District performer as a junior on the hardwood

Personal
• Son of Reginald and Cynthia Barnette
• Identical twin brother, Reggie, is a defensive back for Richmond