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R-SENIOR (2023)
- Played in 10 games during the 2023 season, starting each game while missing three games due to injury
- Finished the season with 18 tackles, including two tackles for loss
- Also tallied 1.5 sacks with a pass breakup and two quarterback hurries
- Set tone for the win vs. Kent St with a big third-down sack on the first Kent St possession
- Tallied four tackles, including two solo stops against Georgia Tech in the Gasparilla Bowl
- One of six team captains during the 2023 season
- Second-team DL on Lindy’s ‘23 preseason All-Big 12 team and 3rd-team DL selection by Phil Steele, Athlon and Pro Football Focus
- Tabbed to the Senior Bowl watch list
- Working toward second degree in sociology in fall ‘23 semester
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
- Graduated in May 2023 from College of Undergraduate Studies, with major in integrative studies
- Earned UCF AD Honor Roll accolades for fall 2021 semester