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2024: In 2024, Barnett appeared in all 12 games and started every contest at offensive tackle for the Brown and Gold. A veteran up front for the Cowboys, he has appeared in 35 games heading into his final season. Helped the Cowboys record 604 yards of total offense at New Mexico for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. The Cowboys threw for 342 yards in that same contest for the most since the 2015 season. 

2023: Barnett started 10 games and appeared in another two. He made his first-career start against Texas Tech where the Pokes had tremendous balance with 171 yards rushing and 149 yards passing. Barnett helped pave the way for Harrison Waylee to rush for north of 100 yards on four different occasions with a high-water mark of 191 yards against New Mexico. Barnett helped Wyoming rank top-15 nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage at 66.7. The Cowboys were named to the Mid-season Watch List for the Joe Moore Award going to the top offensive line unit in the nation.
 
2022: Barnett played in all 12 games last season for the Cowboys along the offensive line. He helped pave the way for a 1,000 yard rusher. The Cowboy offense ranked third in the conference rushing for 181.4 yards per game. The Wyoming offensive line ranked third in the conference and No. 30 in the nation allowing 1.46 sacks per game.  

2021: Barnett redshirted during his first season. 

High School: Caden Barnett was ranked as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports.  He was part of a Northwest High team that reached the First Round of the Texas Conference 5A D1 State Playoffs and posted a 7-4 overall record and a 5-2 district record.  He earned First Team All-District Class 5A Division II for District 4-5A as a junior in 2019.  Barnett played offensive tackle and defensive end in high school.  He played for head coach Bill Poe at Northwest High.  Barnett was also recruited by Air Force, Colorado State, UConn and Louisiana-Monroe.

Personal: Majoring in American Studies at UW.