CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Ranks seventh all-time at Penn State in extra-point percentage (97.9).
Season: 2024: Finished tied for third in a single season at Penn State in field goal percentage (83.3) and 10th in extra ponts made (48).
Game: Rankings: 2024: Made four field goals in the win at USC (10/12), tied for the fifth-most makes in a single game at Penn State. Notable: 2024: The four field goal makes at USC were the most for a Penn State kicker since Tyler Davis made four at Rutgers in 2016...His 36-yard game-winner against the Trojans was Penn State's first game-winning field goal since Sam Ficken's 36-yarder against UCF in 2014.
2024 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Weekly: Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurels (USC - 10/12)...Was named a Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (USC - 10/12).
Season: Appeared in 14 games, including 12 as Penn State's starting field goal kicker...Finished the season going 15-for-18 (83.3) on field goals, with a long of 49, and 48-for-49 on extra points...Was a perfect 9-for-9 from 39 yards and in...Named the coaching staff's Special Teams Player of the Game three times (UCLA - 10/5; USC - 10/12; Minnesota - 11/23).
Kent State (9/21): Had a 61-yard kickoff and converted an extra-point attempt. Illinois (9/28): Made an extra-point. UCLA (10/5): Was 2-for-2 on field goals and 3-for-3 on extra points...Hit his first career 40-plus yard field goal, a 40-yarder in the fourth quarter, to go along with a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter. at USC (10/12): Made a game-winning 36-yard field goal in overtime...Also converted a 34-yard field goal on Penn State’s opening drive, a 33-yard field goal in the second quarter and a 20-yard field goal in the fourth quarter...Went 3-for 3 on extra-point attempts. at Wisconsin (10/26): Converted on all four extra-point attempts. Ohio State (10/2): Hit a 29-yard field goal on Penn State’s opening drive and followed that up with a 44-yard field goal in the third quarter...Succeeded on his lone extra-point attempt. Washington (11/9): Converted five extra-point attempts. at Purdue (11/16): Made all seven of his extra-point attempts. at Minnesota (11/23): Hit two field goals with makes of 45 and 32 yards...Added two extra points. Maryland (11/30): Connected on a career-long 49-yard field goal...Went a perfect 5-for-5 on extra point attempts. vs. Oregon (12/7): Converted a 33-yard field goal on Penn State’s opening drive...Made all four extra-points. SMU (12/22): Made all five of extra point attempts and added a 40-yard field goal. vs. Boise State (12/31): Converted all five of his attempts, connecting on four extra points and a 40-yard field goal at the end the first half. vs. Notre Dame (1/9): Made a 20-yard field goal in the first quarter..Finished 3-for-3 on extra points.
2023 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Lance Frazier at Kennett High School...Squad posted a combined 30-8 record during his four years...Kennett won its first ever Chesmont Division title his senior season in 2022...Earned first-team all-state, all-area and all-conference honors his senior season as a kicker and punter...Picked up an invitation to the Blue-Grey All-American Game and also participated in the Valor Bowl...Was Kennett's Special Teams MVP twice...Tallied 51 points as a senior, connecting on six field goals, including a school-record 45-yarder, while also averaging 41.4 yards per punt and hitting 45 of his 51 kickoff attempts for touchbacks....Made 5-of-6 field goal attempts as a junior and 2-of-2 as a sophomore...Totaled 53 points as a freshman, making 6-of-8 field goal attempts...Is the first ever Division I football player out of Kennett...Also earned three letters in soccer...Earned honor roll every year of high school.
PERSONAL
Full name is Ryan Christopher Barker...Son of Chris and Sally Barker...Has a brother, Shay...Has volunteered at youth football camps and coached middle school basketball...Participated in Best Buddies, teaching children with disabilities the sport of soccer...Enjoys collecting shoes as a hobby...Plans on majoring in finance at Penn State...After pursuing a career in NFL, would like to enter the business workforce.