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Jersey Number 14
Alonza Barnett III
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 207
- Hometown:
- Whitsett, N.C.
- High School:
- Grimsley
- Major:
- Communication Studies
Bio
2025:
- Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
- Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watch List
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List
- Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt quarterback
2024:
- VaSID University Division Offensive Player of the Year
- Bill Dudley Award Finalist
- Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt selection
- Touchdown Club of Richmond Division I State Quarterback of the Year
- VaSID First Team All-State
- JMU's Dean Ehlers Team MVP
- Maxwell Award Midseason Watch List
- Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Midseason Watch List
- Associated Press National Player of the Week (Sept. 23)
- Walter Camp National FBS Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 24)
- Davey O'Brien National Co-Quarterback of the Week (Sept. 24)
- Manning Award Stars of the Week (Sept. 23)
- Two-time honoree on Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 (Sept. 23, Sept. 30)
- Two-time Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23, Sept. 30)
- Started 12 games at quarterback
- Completed 213-of-355 pass attempts (60%) for 2,598 passing yards and 26 touchdowns with just four interceptions
- Also had 135 carries for 442 rushing yards and a team-best seven rushing touchdowns
- Accounted for 3,040 yards of total offense and 33 total touchdowns
- Ranked ninth in the FBS and second in the Sun Belt in point responsibility (16.5)
- Also ranked 18th in the FBS and second in the Sun Belt in passing touchdowns
- Was fourth in the Sun Belt in total offense per game (253.3) and 11th in rushing touchdowns
- JMU record with seven total touchdowns at North Carolina (Sept. 21)
- Threw for a career-high 388 passing yards and five touchdowns while rushing for a career-best 99 yards and two touchdowns at UNC, becoming first Sun Belt player to throw for five touchdowns and rush for two more in the same game
- Passed for 280 yards and a career-high tying five touchdowns while rushing for 44 yards and a score vs. Ball State (Sept. 28)
- Turned in first 300-yard game in first start at Charlotte (Aug. 31), throwing for 219 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 89 yards
- Had four total touchdowns, passing for three and running for one vs. Coastal Carolina (Oct. 10)
- Passed for 241 yards and three touchdowns vs. Georgia State (Nov. 9)
- Tied career high with two rushing touchdowns at Old Dominion (Nov. 16), which included a career-long 50-yard rushing touchdown
- Threw for at least 250 yards in three games
- Tallied at least 300 total yards in four games
- Had at least three passing touchdowns in four games and two or more in eight outings
- Rushed for at least one touchdown in five games
- Ran for at least 50 yards in three games
- Dean's List (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2023:
- Played in two games, making one start
- Completed 3-of-11 pass attempts for 15 yards and an interception
- Had five carries for 29 rushing yards and a touchdown
- Scored first career touchdown on nine-yard rush vs. Bucknell (Sept. 2)
- Dean's List (Fall 2023)
- Named to SBC Academic Honor Roll
2022:
- Played in two games, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
- Completed 14-yard pass on only attempt of the season vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10)
- Also had four carries for 15 yards
- Rushed for 16 yards with a long of 10 vs. Norfolk State
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022)
Spring 2022:
- Enrolled at JMU in January 2022, participating in spring practice
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
High School:
- 2020-21 Friday Nights in Carolina First Team All-State
- 2020-21 and 2021 Metro 4A Offensive Player of the Year
- Metro 4A All-Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior
- 2020-21 4A State championship game MVP
- Greensboro News-Record All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a senior
- First Team All-Area as a junior and senior
- NC/SC Shrine Bowl selection
- Carolina Bowl MVP
- Helped Grimsley to 2020-21 4A state championship, a 2019 semifinal berth and to the 2021 second round
- National Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society
- Chess Club
Personal:
- Son of Alonza Jr. and Katina Barnett
- Has a sister, Makenna
- His father played football at North Carolina A&T (1988-93) before playing with the Philadelphia Eagles
- His uncle, Troy Barnett, played football at North Carolina before playing with the New England Patriots and Washington Redskins
- His uncle, Sean Barnett, played basketball at Mount Olive
- Majoring in communication studies
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