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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | January 7, 1979 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Pittsburgh (PA) Peabody | ||||||||||||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 3 / Pick: 80 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 3,984 |
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Rushing average: | 3.9 |
Rushing touchdowns: | 30 |
Receptions: | 144 |
Receiving yards: | 1,164 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 3 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kevan Courtney Barlow (born January 7, 1979) is a former American football running back. Barlow was born and raised in Pittsburgh where he played high school football for Peabody High School.
He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh where he finished 7th on their list for career rushing yards with 2,234. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft and played a total of five seasons for the 49ers. He is also a former member of the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Barlow has recently been a philanthropist and is a supporter of children's charities including the YMCA and children's cancer research.
Barlow was born and raised in Pittsburgh. He played football at Peabody High School in Pittsburgh where he ran for 3,121 yards and 31 touchdowns. He also added 433 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns throughout his career. During his senior year, Barlow also played safety where he had 3.5 sacks, 33 tackles, and 1 interception.
During his high school career, Barlow was a two-time All-City choice, a Post Gazette City League Player of the Year, a member of the Post Gazette Fabulous 22, and also played in the Prestigious 33 Classic Game. During his senior season, he verbally committed to the University of Pittsburgh.
Barlow attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played four years prior to entering the NFL draft. While there he rushed 486 times for 2,324 yards (4.78 yards per rush) and 20 touchdowns.
Barlow's junior year, he was named to the second team All Big East after rushing for 630 yards and 6 touchdowns. This was also the final year that Pitt played in Pitt Stadium. Barlow scored the final touchdown in the stadium at 7:06PM, just minutes before a record crowd of 60,190 people rushed the field and torn down the goal posts.
On November 27, 2000, Barlow was named Big East Player of the Week after a career high 272 yard and 4 touchdown performance against West Virginia on November 24, 2000. This was the most rushing yards against the Mountaineers since Syracuse's Larry Csonka rushed for 216 yards in 1965. He left school, being ranked 11th on the school's career scoring list with 144 points and also had a total of three 200 yard games.