Alex Barron (American football)

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Alex Barron
Orangeburg (SC) Wilkinson
College:Florida State (2001–2004)
NFL draft:2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:87
Games started:75
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Alex Benjamin Barron (born September 28, 1982) is an American former professional

offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Rams, Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the St. Louis Rams with the 19th overall pick of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football for Florida State University, and was a two-time consensus All-American
.

Early years

Barron was born in

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, and was a two-sport standout in football and basketball
for the O-W Bruins.

In football, he was named a high school All-American by both PrepStar and Football News, ranked the No. 3 lineman in the nation by PrepStar, named to the All-South team by the Orlando Sentinel, and selected as Jeff Whittaker's Deep South Recruiting Guide South Carolina Player of the Year.

College career

Barron accepted a football scholarship from Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles football team from 2001 to 2004. As a redshirt freshman, he played in 4 games as a backup. As a sophomore, he appeared in 14 with five starts. As a junior, he started 12 games.

As a senior, he started all 13 games, allowing only five quarterback pressures and one sack, while contributing to the Seminoles gaining 4,470 offensive yards. He was also one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy.

Barron started 30 out of 43 career games at

left tackle. He was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection in 2003 and 2004, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 2003 and a unanimous first-team All-American in 2004.[1] He graduated from Florida State with a bachelor's degree
in social science.

In 2016, he was inducted into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame. He also has a permanent display in the Seminoles' locker room.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
Wonderlic
6 ft 7+1⁄2 in
(2.02 m) 		320 lb
(145 kg) 		37+3⁄4 in
(0.96 m) 		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 4.87 s 4.56 s 7.83 s 38.0 in
(0.97 m)		 9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		 21 reps 19
All values from
NFL Combine/Florida State Pro Day.[2]

St. Louis Rams

Barron was selected by the

left tackle. Barron passed Rex Tucker on the depth chart, starting 11 games, while making his pro debut against the Tennessee Titans and his first start against the New York Giants
.

In

left tackle against the San Francisco 49ers, after Pace was injured in Week 1.[4]

In

right tackle, while contributing to running back Steven Jackson
leading the league with an average of 118.4 yards from scrimmage. He was a part of an offensive line that allowed 45 sacks, the fewest by the Rams since 2003.

In

left tackle after Pace was released. He allowed 7 sacks and led the league with 7 holding penalties. In a 35–0 loss against the San Francisco 49ers, his poor play resulted in him being benched for the rest of the game, after getting an illegal formation penalty for lining up in the backfield.[5]
He contributed to Jackson rushing for more than 1,400 yards (most in the NFC).

In

offensive tackle Rodger Saffold to compete with Barron. On May 10, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys, in exchange for another underwhelming former first round draft choice in linebacker Bobby Carpenter.[6]

Barron had a disappointing career with the Rams, becoming notorious for his inconsistency, false starts and holding penalties. Although he was durable, starting 74 games at both left and right tackle, he struggled with penalties and poor blocking. He committed 43 false start penalties (13 in 2006), 13 holding penalties and allowed 33 sacks.[7] Such poor play after having been a first round draft has led to him being labeled as a bust among Ram fans.

Dallas Cowboys

Barron with the Cowboys in 2011.

In

Washington Redskins on the season opener.[9] However, Barron was flagged for holding defensive end Brian Orakpo and because the penalty was called against the offense, the game was over with the Cowboys losing.[10]
Although he was active for 10 additional games, he would not play another down and was not re-signed at the end of the year.

New Orleans Saints

On August 3, 2011, Barron signed with the New Orleans Saints.[11] On August 18, he was put on the injured reserve list. He was waived with an injury settlement on October 22.

Seattle Seahawks

On May 15, 2012, he signed as a free agent with the Seattle Seahawks, after having a tryout with the team during rookie minicamp.[12] He was cut on August 26.[13]

Oakland Raiders

On March 26,

offensive tackle Tony Pashos.[15]

References

  1. ^ 2011 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 11 (2011). Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "2005 NFL Draft Scout Alex Barron College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Rams lose offensive line anchor Pace for season". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Spagnuolo gives Barron 'clean slate' after benching". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cowboys, Rams swap underachievers". ESPN.com. May 10, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Alex Barron resurfaces with Raiders". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Free welcomes challenge from Barron". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Injuries: Colombo and Kosier in question". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Alex Barron apologizes to Roy Williams". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Saints take a shot on two tackles". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Seahawks, Alex Barron agree to deal". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  13. ^ "T.O. released by Seahawks". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "Raiders Add Former First-Round Selection Alex Barron". Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  15. ^ "Raiders add more O-line depth". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

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