Barry Cofield
Cofield at Washington Redskins' training camp in 2011
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 19, 1984 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Cleveland Heights (OH) | ||||||||||
| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 124 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 310 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 19.5 |
| Pass deflections: | 26 |
| Forced fumbles: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Barry Joseph Cofield, Jr. (born March 19, 1984) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted in the fourth round by the Giants in the 2006 NFL Draft and has also played for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Northwestern University.
Cofield attended Cleveland Heights High School where he was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track. In football, as a senior, he was named as an All-Midwest Region selection by SuperPrep, was a second team All-State selection, was a first team All-Lake Erie selection, and an All-District selection. In basketball, he was an All-League selection and an All-District Honorable Mention selection.
Regarded as a three-star prospect, Cofield was listed as the No. 50 strongside defensive end in his class by Rivals.com. He chose Northwestern over Vanderbilt, and also had offers from Georgia Tech, Indiana, and Pittsburgh.
Barry Cofield and his mother, Cathy Cofield, are among the Cleveland Heights High alumni featured in the book Every Tiger Has a Tale.
He played college football at Northwestern University playing in 49 games with 36 starts and starting 36 of his last 37 games. A versatile player, Cofield started at right defensive tackle, left defensive end and left defensive tackle during his career. He finished with 197 tackles (88 solo), 6.5 sacks, and 15.5 stops for losses and registered 18 quarterback pressures with 8 pass deflections and a 16-yard interception return. He also recovered 3 fumbles and forced 4 others. He posted 5.5 of his 6.5 sacks and 11.5 of his 15.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage in his last 2 years. He played in every game as a true freshman in 2002 and registered 36 tackles (14 solo) with 2 stops for losses while causing and recovering a fumble in 12 contests. He earned a starting job at left defensive end as a sophomore and had 46 tackles (19 solo) in 13 contests. He added 1 sack, 2 stops for losses, 6 quarterback pressures, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He played right defensive tackle in 2004, when he started 11 games, collected 52 tackles with 3.5 sacks and 5 stops behind the line of scrimmage. Cofield added 5 pressures and batted away 3 passes. He earned Second-team All-Big Ten honors as a senior in 2005, when he lined up at left defensive tackle and recorded a career-high 63 tackles (24 solo) and had 2 sacks with 6.5 stops for losses and 7 pressures. He forced 2 fumbles, recovered another, deflected 5 passes and returned an interception 16 yards.
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