Darian Barnes - #37 - FB - Hampton - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS     

• Played in 55 regular-season contests (22 starts) and three playoff games (no starts).

• Has carried the ball five times for 10 yards and caught 14 passes for 87 yards and one TD.

• Blocked for new Jets teammate Thomas Jones during his one season at Tampa Bay in 2003 before sharing the backfield with Thomas' brother Julius in Dallas in 2004.

SEASON BY SEASON

2006 (MIA) Started six games for MIA in 2006, catching three passes for 22 yards while not attempting a rush. ... Paved the way for Ronnie Brown’s 22-127-1 rushing day in Week 6 loss vs. NYJ. ... Caught two passes for 9 yards in Week 3 win vs. TEN. ... Caught one pass for 13 yards in Week 2 loss vs. BUF.

2005 (MIA) Appeared in the final nine contests. … In those games, MIA averaged 119.8 yards on the ground.

2004 (DAL) Rushed for 10 yards on five attempts and caught 10 passes for 59 yards. … Only career TD came on a 5-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde in Week 11 vs. CHI. ... Made first NFL start in Week 1 at MIN. … Recorded a pair of receptions in both regular-season games vs. WAS, hauling in a career-long 14-yard catch in each game.

2003 (TB) Caught one pass for 6 yards and recorded seven ST tackles.

2002 (TB) Recorded three tackles on special teams. … Made his NFL debut in Week 3 vs. STL.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

• Signed with the Jets on 3/8/07.

• Signed with MIA as a free agent on 10/24/05.

• Released by DAL on 8/24/05.

• Traded to DAL on 8/25/04.

• Was awarded off waivers to TB on 9/2/02.

• Signed with NYG as an undrafted free agent in 2002.

BEFORE THE NFL

• Transferred to Hampton for the 2001 season after beginning his career at Rutgers University.

• Did not play football in 2000 but rushed for 27-93-1 as a senior in 2001.

• Attended Toms River North HS in New Jersey, where he earned second-team all-state and first-team All-Ocean County honors as a senior.

OFF THE FIELD

• Majored in political science.

• Created a comic book he calls the “National Triumph League,” in which professional athletes are blessed with superhuman talent and extraordinary opportunities.

• Wife, Rebecca, daughter, Damara.