Tight end, Montana, 2020–⁠24

Erik Barker

Number
No. 88
Height
6′4″
Weight
238 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Keizer, OR

Erik Barker played tight end at Montana (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highat Eastern Washington, 2024

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Montana155.005
2023Montana4225.509
2024Montana111039.4329
Career161308.1329

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Montana88TEYr 1
2023Montana88TEYr 2
2024Montana88TESo. (Yr 3)6′4″238

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Montana (FCS)10.09––0.1–
2023Montana (FCS)30.38––1.1–
2024Montana (FCS)101.37––13.7–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Montana 7 games, 11 catches, 103 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atNorth DakotaL 24–⁠2721207
Sep 21vs.Western CarolinaW 46–⁠351505
Sep 28atEastern WashingtonW 52–⁠49345229
Oct 12vs.Northern ArizonaW 31–⁠20111011
Oct 26atNorthern ColoradoW 24–⁠02706
Nov 2atCal PolyW 42–⁠7112012
Nov 16vs.Portland StateW 28–⁠17111111
2023 Montana 4 games, 4 catches, 22 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.ButlerW 35–⁠201505
Sep 9atUtah TechW 43–⁠131909
Oct 7atUC DavisW 31–⁠231202
Nov 11atPortland StateW 34–⁠101606

No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Ferris State; Dec 9 vs. Furman, so those games are not listed.

2022 Montana 1 game, 1 catch, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.South DakotaW 24–⁠71505

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

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