Defensive back, Florida State, 2023–⁠26

Ashlynd Barker

Lettered 2023–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 7
Height
6′3″
Weight
217 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Columbus, GA

Ashlynd Barker plays defensive back for Florida State. Last time out, at Miami: 13 tackles, 1 INT, a career high in tackles. Barker leads Florida State in interceptions this season.

2026 so far

38 tackles, 2 INT

Last game: 13 tackles ★, 1 INT at Miami, L 35–⁠43

Next game: vs. Clemson, Oct 31

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 8NMSU
  2. 7SMU
  3. 3@ALA
  4. 1CARK
  5. 3UVA
  6. 3@LOU
  7. 13@MIA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

13tackles, career highat Miami, 20262sacks, career highat Virginia, 2025

Team titles: ACC champions, 2023

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2023Florida State10811000
2024Florida State19100.50100
2025Florida State482653.5021
2026Florida State38160.50232
Career1156074.5353

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Florida State7DBFr.
2024Florida State7DBSo.
2025Florida State7DBJr.
2026Florida State7DBSr.6′3″217

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2026 Florida State 7 games, 38 tackles, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 29vs.New Mexico StateW 34–⁠17830001
Sep 7vs.SMUL 24–⁠27720.5010
Sep 19atAlabamaL 36–⁠50310000
Sep 26vs.Central ArkansasW 34–⁠7110000
Oct 3vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠7330000
Oct 9atLouisvilleL 20–⁠44320000
Oct 17atMiamiL 35–⁠431340012
2025 Florida State 11 games, 48 tackles, 3.5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 30vs.AlabamaW 31–⁠17330002
Sep 6vs.East Texas A&MW 77–⁠3430000
Sep 20vs.Kent StateW 66–⁠10100000
Sep 26atVirginiaL 38–⁠46542200
Oct 11vs.PittsburghL 31–⁠34510.50.500
Oct 18atStanfordL 13–⁠20640000
Nov 1vs.Wake ForestW 42–⁠7320000
Nov 8atClemsonL 10–⁠24731.5100
Nov 15vs.Virginia TechW 34–⁠14521000
Nov 21atNC StateL 11–⁠21520000
Nov 29atFloridaL 21–⁠40420000
2024 Florida State 6 games, 19 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 21vs.CaliforniaW 14–⁠9310000
Oct 18atDukeL 16–⁠23320.5000
Oct 26atMiamiL 14–⁠36320000
Nov 9atNotre DameL 3–⁠52420000
Nov 23vs.Charleston SouthernW 41–⁠7210010
Nov 30vs.FloridaL 11–⁠31420000
2023 Florida State 5 games, 10 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Oct 14vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠3110000
Nov 4atPittsburghW 24–⁠7111100
Nov 11vs.MiamiW 27–⁠20110000
Nov 18vs.North AlabamaW 58–⁠13220000
Dec 30 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠63530000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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