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Ricky Barber Washington Commanders · #50

Defensive Tackle · 6' 3", 295 lbs · Louisville, KY · Age 25

Ricky Barber is a Defensive Tackle for the Washington Commanders, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 5 tackles, 1 sacks.

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Washington Commanders · #50 · Defensive Tackle

Ricky Barber

Season avg5 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int

Career avg5 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Ricky Barber — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Ricky Barber is a Defensive Tackle for the Washington Commanders, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 5 tackles, 1 sacks.

B+

Pass rush

C+

Run D

C+

Splash

B+

Pass rush

Excellent · defense

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B-

Run defense

Strong · defense

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Disruption

Solid · defense

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C+

Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Ricky Barber stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #561 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

11Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Ricky Barber — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

5 TKL

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A+

Pass rush

1.0 SACK

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Coverage

0 PD

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Ricky Barber

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

1.0

sacks

1.0–1.1

tackles

5–5

0–0

games

2–2

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the sacks line vs last season

Last season 1 → projected 1 sacks

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.0 sacks

Everything it reads

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1 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 2

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ricky Barber career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	FF	PD	INT
2025	2	5	1	0	0	0
Career	2	5	1.0	0	0	0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Will McDonald IV 100%Jerry Tillery 99%Logan Hall 99%Maliek Collins 99%Khristian Boyd 99%Adin Huntington 99%

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Context

Are the Washington Commanders built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

92off index

99def index

+57net

95%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 88, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Ricky Barber

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-05-07

The beginning

Ricky Barber is a Defensive Tackle for the Washington Commanders, in his 1st NFL season.

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Ricky Barber is a Washington Commanders defensive tackle, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 5 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 5 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Barber goes from here.

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Barber's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 295 lbs
Born: Louisville, KY
Age: 25
Jersey: #50

Background

Ricky Barber is from Louisville, KY and is 25 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive tackle at 6' 3", 295 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 5 tackles, 1 sacks and 0 interceptions. Barber is currently on the Washington Commanders roster.

The person

Ricky Barber is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 1 sacks and 5 tackles across his 2025 rookie season.

Pass rush1 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.

Run defense5 career tackles up front.

Best season1 sacks in 2025.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Ricky Barber — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ricky Barber, answered.

What position does Ricky Barber play?

Ricky Barber is a Defensive Tackle for the Washington Commanders.

When was Ricky Barber drafted?

Ricky Barber entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Ricky Barber played?

1 (2025).

What are Ricky Barber's career stats?

He has recorded 5 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Ricky Barber career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Ricky Barber Washington Commanders · #50

Ricky Barber — the report card

Where Ricky Barber stands

Ricky Barber — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Ricky Barber

Ricky Barber career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Washington Commanders built to win?

The Ballad of Ricky Barber

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Ricky Barber — frequently asked

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