Kicker, Penn State, 2023–⁠26

Ryan Barker

Number
No. 94
Height
6′2″
Weight
191 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Landenberg, PA

Ryan Barker plays kicker for Penn State.

2026 so far

11 of 13 field goals

Last game: at Michigan, L 18–⁠21

Next game: vs. Purdue, Oct 31

Game by game this season, field goals
  1. 1MRSH
  2. 2@TEM
  3. 2BUF
  4. 2WIS
  5. 0@NU
  6. 3USC
  7. 1@MICH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

4field goals, career hightwice; last vs. Nevada, 2025

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2024Penn State151883.3494893
2025Penn State181994.7494498
2026Penn State111384.6482154
Career445088.049113245

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Penn State94PKRS
2024Penn State94PKFr.
2025Penn State94PKSo.
2026Penn State94PKJr.6′2″191

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2025Penn State––––––11.2 (18 att.)
2026Penn State––––––2.4 (12 att.)

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Penn State 7 games, 11 of 13 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.MarshallW 45–⁠0113869
Sep 12atTempleW 27–⁠9233939
Sep 19vs.BuffaloW 55–⁠132248612
Sep 26vs.WisconsinL 20–⁠24223728
Oct 2atNorthwesternL 13–⁠3401011
Oct 10vs.USCL 23–⁠313348211
Oct 17atMichiganL 18–⁠21112414
2025 Penn State 13 games, 18 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30vs.NevadaW 46–⁠114439315
Sep 6vs.Florida InternationalW 34–⁠02341410
Sep 13vs.VillanovaW 52–⁠63345514
Sep 27vs.OregonL 24–⁠30114936
Oct 4atUCLAL 37–⁠4200055
Oct 11vs.NorthwesternL 21–⁠2200033
Oct 18atIowaL 24–⁠25113236
Nov 1atOhio StateL 14–⁠3800022
Nov 8vs.IndianaL 24–⁠27113636
Nov 15atMichigan StateW 28–⁠1000044
Nov 22vs.NebraskaW 37–⁠10112647
Nov 29atRutgersW 40–⁠362231410
Dec 27 ✦vs.ClemsonW 22–⁠103348110
2024 Penn State 14 games, 15 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 21vs.Kent StateW 56–⁠000011
Sep 28vs.IllinoisW 21–⁠700011
Oct 5vs.UCLAW 27–⁠11224039
Oct 12atUSCW 33–⁠304436315
Oct 26atWisconsinW 28–⁠1300044
Nov 2vs.Ohio StateL 13–⁠20224417
Nov 9vs.WashingtonW 35–⁠601055
Nov 16atPurdueW 49–⁠1000077
Nov 23atMinnesotaW 26–⁠25224528
Nov 30vs.MarylandW 44–⁠7124958
Dec 7vs.OregonL 37–⁠45123347
Dec 21 ✦vs.SMUW 38–⁠10114058
Dec 31 ✦vs.Boise StateW 31–⁠14114047
Jan 9 ✦vs.Notre DameL 24–⁠27112036

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

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