Ryan Barnes

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Gaithersburg, Md.
High School:
Quince Orchard
Prev School:
Notre Dame

2024 • Redshirt Junior

• Saw action in seven games for the Minutemen with a total of seven tackles (four solo, three assisted)
• Caught an interception vs. Central Connecticut State (9/21)
• Accumulated two tackles vs. Missouri (10/12) and two at NIU (10/5)

Before Massachusetts

• Appeared in seven contests in three seasons at Notre Dame
• Made his collegiate debut against Navy in the 2021 season
• Attended Quince Orchard High School
• A three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals.com
• Ranked the No. 35 cornerback nationally and No. 15 player from Maryland by 247Sports
• Rated the No. 63 cornerback nationally and No. 21 player from Maryland by Rivals.com
• Ranked as the No. 52 player regionally, No. 29 cornerback nationally and No. 19 player from Maryland by ESPN
• A 2020 Sports Illustrated All-American candidate
• Helped team to the state semifinals in 2019
• Member of the state championship team in 2018
• Finished with 30-plus tackles, two interceptions (both returned for a touchdown) and 15 pass breakups in 2019
• Earned All-Montgomery County Second Team Defense honors in 2019
• Also ran track