Ryan Barker

Career: Currently ranks first all-time at Penn State in

field goal percentage (89.2) and is 14th in field goals made (33)...Ranks seventh in PAT percentage (97.9) and 10th in PATs made (92).

Season:

Records Set: Broke the single-season record for field goal percentage (94.7) in 2025, after going 18-for-19 on the year.

2025: Finished tied for 13th in a single season at Penn State in field goals made (18)...Ranked tied for 13th in a single season at PSU in PATs made (44) and tied for 15th in PAT percentage (97.8).

2024: Tied for fourth in a single season at Penn State in field goal percentage (83.3) and 10th in extra points made (48).

Game:

Rankings:

2025: Converted on four field goals in the victory over Nevada (8/30), tied for fifth in a single-game at Penn State.

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.

Awards:

Postseason:

Selected All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media.

Season: Started all 13 games as Penn State's kicker...Converted 18 of 19 field goal attempts (94.7) with a long of 49 yards and was 44-for-45 on extra points...Had four kickoffs, averaging 64.5 yards per kick with two touchbacks...Named the coaching staff's Special Teams Player of the Game (Villanova).

Rankings: Finished tied for the nation's lead in field goal percentage (94.7).

Nevada (8/30): Matched career best with four field goals made, including makes of 28, 28, 32 and 39 yards...Added three extra points.

FIU (9/6): Made two field goals, including a 41-yard kick...Added four extra points.

Villanova (9/13): Made all three field goal attempts including a 45-yard kick...Kicked off three times and averaged 64.3 yards per kick.

Oregon (9/27): Tallied a 49-yard field goal to match his career long.

at UCLA (10/4): Made all five extra points.

Northwestern (10/11): Converted all three extra points.

at Iowa (10/18): Made one field goal from 32 yards...Converted on three extra point attempts.

at Ohio State (11/1): Was successful on both extra point attempts.

Indiana (11/8): Made a 36-yard field goal attempt while converting all three extra points.

at Michigan State (11/15): Converted on all three extra points.

Nebraska (11/22): Kicked a 26-yard field goal and converted four extra points.

at Rutgers (11/29): Converted two field goal attempts and added four successful extra points.

vs. Clemson (12/27): Connected on three field goals and an extra point...Makes came from 22, 48 and 43 yards, marking his second career game with multiple 40+ yard field goals.

Awards:

Postseason: Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Weekly:

Picked up 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 (11/2): 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 his 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.

Redshirt season.

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...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...Majoring in kinesiology...After pursuing a career in NFL, would like to enter the business workforce.