David Barrett (born December 22, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL draft. Barrett also played for the New York Jets.

Early life Barrett graduated from Osceola High School, where he excelled in football.

College career Barrett played college football at the University of Arkansas. During his college career, he had a total of 176 tackles, 7 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles and 5 sacks for the Razorbacks. He majored in architecture.

Professional career

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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