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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | January 1, 1986 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Altadena, California | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | La Cañada Flintridge (CA) Flintridge Prep | ||||||||
College: | Cal Poly | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 29 |
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Receiving Yards: | 394 |
Receiving TDs: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Ramses Alexander Barden (born January 1, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Cal Poly and was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Against the New England Patriots, Barden won Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants.
Barden was born in Altadena, California. He played high school football at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Canada Flintridge, California. The three-time all-league selection caught 41 passes for 915 yards and 4 touchdowns as a senior, while also playing free safety. As well as playing football, Barden averaged 17 points per game in basketball and competed also in volleyball and track and field. He was also named small schools High School Athlete of the Year, while being pursued by UPenn, Stanford University, San Diego, and Cal Poly. Barden ultimately signed with the Cal Poly Mustangs.
Barden arrived at Cal Poly in 2004, but redshirted his true freshman season. In 2005 as a redshirt-freshman, Barden led the Mustangs with 40 receptions for 655 yards and 9 touchdowns en route to being named a first-team All-Great West Conference selection. In the game against Southern Utah, Barden caught a career-high 9 receptions, while blocking two field goal attempts in games against South Dakota State and North Dakota State.