Ricky Barber: DT · UCF · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ricky Barber
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-AAC in 2022. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Arizona State — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCF | 34 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 42 | 17 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 4 |
| 2021 | UCF | 29 | 14 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 51 | 25 | 6.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 174 | 81 | 25.5 | 14.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-3vs New Hampshire | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Sam Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-34@ TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ Florida | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-19vs Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38@ No. 9 Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-37vs No. 11 BYU | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-12vs Arizona | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Arizona State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 21-31@ West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%5 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
24%8 hurries34 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
310 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #25 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Western Kentucky and UCF, 174 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tyson Helton and Gus Malzahn.
