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R-JUNIOR (2022)
• Started all 14 games at defensive tackle
• Honorable mention All-America pick for 2022 by Pro Football Network
• First-team All-AAC selection in 2022 by vote of league coaches, PFN and Phil Steele
• Second-team All-AAC selection by Pro Football Focus; boasts 36 career starts—24 at UCF, 12 at Western Kentucky
• Finished eighth on UCF's tackle list with 49
• Led the Knights in quarterback hurries with 12 and was second in TFL with nine
• Tallied four tackles, half a sack and two QBH vs. Louisville
• Recorded a career-high and team-high-tying 13 tackles vs. Navy including one sack for five yards and two TFLs for six yards
• Second-team preseason All-AAC for ’22 by Athlon Sports and Lindy’s, Third team by Phil Steele
R-SOPHOMORE (2021)
• Appeared in 11 games, making 10 starts at defensive tackle during the season
• Was injured in the game at Louisville (9/17) and missed games at Navy (10/2) and ECU (10/9)
• Totaled 29 tackles, and was tied for fourth on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss
• Also had three sacks, which was tied for third on the team, one pass breakup and three quarterback hurries
• Earned UCF AD Honor Roll accolades for fall 2021
• Named preseason third-team All-AAC by Pro Football Focus
• Boise State (9/2): Made UCF debut, recording four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a hurry and a breakup
• Bethune-Cookman (9/11): Had four tackles
• Memphis (10/22): Returned in full from injury to make four tackles
• at Temple (10/30): Had half a sack and two tackles
• at SMU (11/13): Totaled four tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack
• UConn (11/20): Recorded two quarterback hurries and a tackle
• South Florida (11/26): Had 1.5 sacks and five tackles
PRIOR TO UCF
• Former Western Kentucky redshirt freshman defensive tackle Ricky Barber announced his intention to transfer to UCF in April
• 2020 Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America
• All-Conference USA honorable mention selection in 2020
• Started every game in 2020, recording 51 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 27 hurries and one forced fumble, earning PFF defensive grade of 80.2.
• Missed only one potential tackle opportunity in 37 opportunities while recording 30 stops
• Appeared in four games in 2019 before redshirting rest of that season
• Named to 2019 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
• Had three tackles and quarterback hurry in 2019 collegiate debut vs. Central Arkansas
• Played for new UCF defensive line coach Kenny Martin at Western Kentucky
• Attended Doss Magnet Career Academy in Louisville, Kentucky
• Named to all-USA Today Kentucky Football first team, Louisville Courier-Journal second-team all-state, all-District 4-5A team and Metro Louisville all-area team in 2018
• Picked to compete in Best of the Bluegrass All-Star Football Game
• Third-team Courier-Journal all-state honoree after junior season when he posted 48 tackles
PERSONAL
• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies