Ryder Barinowski

TBD

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
210
Position:
K
Hometown:
Whitefish, Mont.
High School:
Whitefish HS
Prev School:
Montana Tech

2026 (Jr. – Montana): Comes to Montana after two seasons in Butte as the kickoff specialist at Montana Tech where he totaled 10,151 yards on 166 attempts to average 61.2 yards with 95 touchbacks, making him one of the most best at the position in the NAIA.

2025 (So. – Montana Tech): Totaled 4,999 yards on 84 kickoffs with 53 touchbacks for an average of 59.5 yards per attempt in 13 games for the Diggers, one of the top totals in NAIA… Also logged three tackles… Also competed in track & field at Tech in the 100 & 200 sprints

2024 (Fr. – Montana Tech): Earned the starting kickoff job as a freshman for the Orediggers... Led the NAIA with 5,152 kickoff yards and 42 touchbacks, an average of 62.5 yards per kickoff on 82 attempts… Set a Montana Tech school record with 10 touchbacks in a single game… Named Tech’s Freshman Player of the Year

High School: Played both wide receiver and strong safety on top of handling kicking duties for the Whitefish Bulldogs under head coach Brett Bollweg, advancing to the playoffs in two seasons… Averaged over 57 yards per kickoff with 15 touchbacks on 31 attempts… Also handed punting duties, averaging 40.7 yards per attempt with a long of 77 yards his senior year… Went 71-83 (.855) on PATs and 10-14 (.714) on field goal attempts with a long of 39 yards in 28 career games according to MaxPreps.