Charlotte 49ers · WR RoomWR

#1 Jaden Barnes

Class  SR/TRFrom  App State (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'8" · 170 lbHometown  McDonough, GA · Langston Hughes

Depth-chart placement

Current role

Placement

Starter

Room

Wide Receiver

Experience

4-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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WR room context

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Jaden Barnes holds the WR-X · Starter spot in Charlotte 49ers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WR-X · StarterJaden BarnesStarter

WR-Z · StarterJaylen HamptonStarter

WR-SL · StarterDerrick EleyStarter

WR-X · BackupAdam Hopkins IVBackup

WR-Z · BackupZyheem CollickBackup

WR-SL · BackupCam PedroBackup

Transfer history

2026App State→Charlotte 49ers

Background & career

Jaden Barnes is a wide receiver from McDonough, Georgia, who attended Langston Hughes High School. He played college football at Austin Peay and App State before transferring to Charlotte as a senior in 2026. Standing 5'8" and weighing 170 pounds, Barnes wears No. 1 for the 49ers.

Austin Peaythrough 2024

App State2025

Charlotte2026 — present

Previous schoolApp StateOriginMcDonough, GA · Langston HughesAlso playsPR1