Mark Barron

Mark Barron

Barron with the St. Louis Rams in 2014
No. 26 Los Angeles Rams
Position:	Inside Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1989-10-27) October 27, 1989 (age 27)
Place of birth:	Mobile, Alabama
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:	Mobile (AL) St. Paul's Episcopal
College:	Alabama
NFL Draft:	2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012–2014) St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (2014–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× BCS national champion (2009, 2011) SEC champion (2009) 2× First-team All-American (2010, 2011) 3× First-team All-SEC (2009–2011)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2016
Tackles: 473 Sacks: 7.0 Interceptions: 5 Forced fumbles: 5 Player stats at NFL.com

Mark Barron (born October 27, 1989) is an American football inside linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he was twice recognized as an All-American, and was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. He was drafted as a strong safety by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, where he played for two and a half seasons before being traded to the St. Louis Rams in 2014, where he moved to the linebacker position.

Barron was born in Mobile, Alabama. He attended St. Paul's Episcopal School in Mobile, where he played for the St. Paul's Saints high school football team, under the coaching of Eddie Guth. He played multiple positions, including running back, wide receiver, and linebacker from 2004 through 2007. Barron had 785 rushing yards as a junior on 78 carries and added 368 receiving yards on 23 catches, scoring a total of 12 touchdowns. As a senior, Barron was the MVP of the 2007 Class 5A state championship game after rushing for 1,094 yards on 122 carries with 15 touchdowns in his senior season. He was also named a first-team Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State selection in Class 5A as a senior.

In addition to playing football, Barron also competed in track & field, where he won multiple 5A individual state titles in events ranging from the shot put to the long jump during the 2008 season. He recorded a career-best throw of 17.09 meters in the shot put at the Mobile Challenge of Champions, where he placed first. He captured four state titles at the 2008 AHSAA 4A-6A Championships, winning the triple jump, with a jump of 14.08 meters, long jump, with a leap of 6.74 meters, discus throw, with a throw of 44.03 meters, and in shot put, with a throw of 16.76 meters. He also recorded a personal-best time of 11.39 seconds in the 100 meters