David Barrett (American football)

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.

David Barrett

Barrett and Chad Ochocinco in 2008
No. 36
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1977-12-22) December 22, 1977 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
Arizona Cardinals (2000–2003) New York Jets (2004–2008)
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 Stats at Pro Football Reference

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 span	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.