| 2006: Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection by the media ... established career-highs in every statistical category ... tied for fifth in the conference with 0.31 interceptions per game ... made his first career start in the season opener at Kent State (8/31) ... intercepted the first pass of his career against Temple (9/16) ... established a new career high with eight tackles (two solo)
vs. Penn State (10/7) ... recorded career firsts with a fumble recovery and a blocked PAT at top-ranked Ohio State (10/28) ... returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown, broke up another pass and forced the first fumble of his career against Indiana (11/4) ... picked off a career-high two passes at Michigan State (11/11) ... participated in 1,009 plays ... earned third letter.
2005: Appeared in all 12 games, finishing the season with 13 tackles (10 solo) and a blocked punt ...blocked first punt of his career against Colorado
State (9/10), which resulted in a touchdown by Alex Daniels ... participated in 300 plays ... earned second letter.
2004: Played in nine games, recording four tackles (two solo) and one pass breakup ... joined Robert McGarry and Gary Russell as the only Gophers to letter as true freshmen ... also kept a family tradition by lettering as a true freshman, which his father, Marion Jr. (1977-80) and brother, Marion III (2001-04), also accomplished ... participated in 104 plays ... earned first letter.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Wayzata High School (Minn.) ... named all-state and all-county his senior season at defensive back and was an all-conference and all-area selection his senior season at running back ... rushed for 911 yards on 138 carries with nine scores last season, while also recording 25 catches for 288 yards with three touchdowns ... also lettered twice in hockey and once in baseball.
Personal: Majoring in communication studies ... son of Marion and Karen Barber ... born August 2, 1986 ... father, Marion Jr., is a former NFL and All-Big Ten running back for the Gophers and brother, Marion III, played running back for the Gophers from 2001-04 and currently plays for the Dallas Cowboys after being selected in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. |
