Class of 2025 running back Kiandrea Barker decommitted from Penn State on Tuesday, per an announcement via social media.
Wisconsin was one of the numerous programs on his offer sheet before he committed to Penn State back in April 2023. The Badgers are on the list along with Arkansas, Auburn, Colorado, Florida State, Miami, Ole Miss and USC.
The Badgers extended their offer to the 5-foot-11, 185-pound running back on May 5, 2023, one month after he committed to Penn State.
On3’s recruiting prediction machine lists Arkansas as the only other program in contention to land Barker’s commitment, though that may change now that he is again uncommitted.
247Sports ranks the three-star running back as the No. 735 player in the class of 2025, No. 55 running back and No. 8 recruit from his home state of Arkansas.
Change of plans👁️🚶🏽♂️ https://t.co/gOB5qZvv5O
— Kiandrea Barker (@KiandreaBarker) August 13, 2024
Barker noted on X that he is ‘still considering Penn State’ despite reopening his recruitment.
Wisconsin does not currently have a running back committed to its class of 2025. That is after the Badgers finished the 2024 cycle with three players at the position — four-star Darrion Dupree, four-star Dilin Jones and three-star Gideon Ituka.