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#3 Arnold Barnes III

Class  SR/TRFrom  Tulane (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'10" · 220 lbHometown  New Orleans, LA · Booker T. Washington

Depth-chart placement

Current role

RB3

Placement

Depth

Room

Running Back

Experience

4-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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RB room context

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Arnold Barnes III holds the RB · Depth spot in Iowa State Cyclones’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

RB · StarterCameron PettawayStarter

RB · BackupAiden FloraBackup

RB · DepthArnold Barnes IIIDepth

Transfer history

2026Tulane→Iowa State Cyclones

Background & career

Arnold Barnes III is a running back from New Orleans, LA, who prepped at Booker T. Washington High School. As a senior, he rushed for 1,722 yards and 22 touchdowns, including 202 yards and 2 touchdowns on 12 carries against St. Amant. Barnes transferred to Iowa State after three seasons at Tulane. In 2023, he appeared in six games with 19 carries for 67 yards. During the 2024 campaign, he played in 14 games and ranked second on the team with 402 rushing yards on 87 carries while scoring six rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown. In 2025, he appeared in 13 games with one start, recording 51 rushes for 217 yards and averaging 4.3 yards per carry.

Tulanethrough 2025

Iowa State2026 — present

Previous schoolTulaneRecruiting3-star · No. 990 nationalOriginNew Orleans, LA · Booker T. Washington