Erik Barker

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-4
Weight:
250
Position:
TE
Hometown:
Keizer, Ore.
High School:
McNary HS

2024 (Sr.): Will once again play a leading role in Montana’s tight end rotation and on special teams in his senior season.

2023 (Jr.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Appeared in all 15 games and made three starts at tight end as a junior… Made five catches for 22 yards with a long of 14 yards… Also recovered a fumble and jumped on a kick return…

2022 (So.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Caught one pass for five yards against South Dakota… Played in 12 of 13 games… Was a staple at No. 2 on the depth chart all season at tight end.

2020-21 (Fr.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Played in 10 games with one start at tight end as a true freshman… Caught two passes for five yards… Scored his first career touchdown in the home opener versus Western Illinois…

High School: Ranked as a three-star recruit and the No. 9 recruit from the state of Oregon by 247 Sports … First team All-Mountain Valley Conference… Named Senior Offensive Athlete of the Year by the Salem Sports and Breakfast Club … Clocked at a 4.9 40 time and just under a 30 inch vertical jump … Also served as a pro-style quarterback at McNary … Threw for 1,568 yards and six touchdowns … Added 361 rushing yards and four scores on the ground … Won second-straight Mountain Valley Conference Title with McNary as a senior … Played under head coach Jeff Auvinen… Also had an offer from Georgetown, and interest from Cal, Eastern Washington, San Jose State, Utah State, Weber State, BYU, Oregon State, Harvard and Navy

Personal: Carries a 4.0 GPA … Brother Kolby Barker was a defensive lineman at Air Force … Son of Kurt and Susanne Barker of Keizer … Enjoys wake surfing and snowboarding… Earned a degree in Management & Entrepreneurship in the spring of 2024.

Career Single Game Highs
Receiving touchdowns: 1 (vs. Western Illinois, 2021)