Barnes with the Oakland Raiders
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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Date of birth: | April 21, 1982 | ||||||
Place of birth: | San Diego, California | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||
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College: | Washington | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52 | ||||||
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Games played: | 137 |
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Games started: | 116 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Khalif Ehmad Barnes (born April 21, 1982) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington. Barnes also played for the Oakland Raiders.
Barnes attended Mount Miguel High School in Spring Valley, California, where he starred in both football and basketball. In football, he recorded nine sacks and 120 tackles as a senior, was a two-time All-League selection, a two-time All-CIF selection, a member of The San Diego Union-Tribune’s All-Academic first team, was voted the conference defensive MVP, and received two votes to the Long Beach Press Telegram’s "Best of the West" team. In basketball, he won All-Conference honors. Also an excellent student, he was a four-time Golden Pyramid Scholar.
Barnes played at the University of Washington where he was all-Pac-10. He allowed only two sacks in his final two seasons at Washington.
Barnes was drafted in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He started in 12 games in his rookie season, and became one of only 6 offensive linemen to start 12 or more games in his rookie season in Jaguars history. In four years with the team he started 57 of 60 games. Barnes played left tackle exclusively during his time in Jacksonville, where he typically had to face the opposing teams' best pass rushers. His run-blocking, however, was typically very good.