Ricky Barber
Ricky Barber
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Western Kentucky to UCF — the move that set up everything since. 2022 brought the first one: All-AAC. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Arizona State — Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UCF, 116 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-AAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 35–34
at TCU
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out TCU on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ricky Barber’s 2022 season.
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