David Barrett (born December 22, 1977) is a former American football cornerback who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas. He went to school and graduated from Osceola High School where he excelled in football.
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | December 22, 1977 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | Arkansas | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||||
Barrett also played for the New York Jets.
College career edit
Barrett played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks. During his college career, he had a total of 176 tackles, 7 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles and 5 sacks.[1] He majored in architecture.
Professional career edit
Arizona Cardinals edit
Barrett was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round (102nd overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft.[2] He played for them until 2003.
New York Jets edit
In 2004, David Barrett signed with the New York Jets and became the team's starting cornerback. In 2005, he had five interceptions. However, by 2007 he had lost his starting job to Hank Poteat.
On February 10, 2009, Barrett was released by the Jets.
NFL career statistics edit
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2000 | ARI | 16 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | ARI | 16 | 9 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | ARI | 14 | 14 | 74 | 57 | 17 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| 2003 | ARI | 16 | 16 | 80 | 69 | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 78 | 64 | 14 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NYJ | 13 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| 2006 | NYJ | 13 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NYJ | 16 | 9 | 63 | 54 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NYJ | 11 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | 76 | 479 | 391 | 88 | 0.5 | 15 | 18 | 162 | 1 | 25 | 71 | 10 | 3 | 51 | 0 | ||
Playoffs edit
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2004 | NYJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Personal edit
In 1979, his mother, Willie Ann Rucker, disappeared and has never been found.[3] Barrett appeared in ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in 2006, with teammate Adrian Jones, to help build a new home for the Llanes family. His wife Sheila works as a curator for the Jefferson Davis museum in Waterloo.
References edit
- ^ "David Barrett - #36 - CB - Arkansas - Profile". Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Good, Meaghan Elizabeth. "The Charley Project: Willie Ann Rucker". www.charleyproject.org. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.