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David Barrett
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Barrett and Chad Ochocinco in 2008
No. 36
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1977-12-22) December 22, 1977 (age 47)
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Arkansas
NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-SEC (1999)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 479
Forced fumbles: 10
Fumble recoveries: 3
Pass deflections: 71
Interceptions: 18
Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at PFR

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.

Barrett also played for the New York Jets.

College career

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. He majored in architecture.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+7⁄8 in
(1.77 m)		 199 lb
(90 kg)		 31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.46 s 1.55 s 2.60 s 4.04 s 6.81 s 37.5 in
(0.95 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 16 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Arizona Cardinals

Barrett was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round (102nd overall) in the 2000 NFL draft. He played for them until 2003.

New York Jets

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

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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

In 1979, his mother, Willie Ann Rucker, disappeared and has never been found. 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.

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