Antwan Barnes

• Games Played/Started: (2007, 14/0); (2008, 13/0); (2009, 5/0) Total 32/0
• Explosive and powerful player who plays with tremendous leverage and a non-stop motor
• Barnes enters 2009 with 13 tackles and 2 sacks (-20 yards) from scrimmage and 17 special teams tackles in 27 games
• Recorded his 1st-career sack vs. NE (12/3/07)
• One of 15 different players to record at least 1 sack for Baltimore in 2007 – tying Jacksonville for the most in the NFL.

• 2009: Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Was a game-day inactive in the 16-0 win.
• Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Listed as a game-day inactive against the Bengals.
• Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Was a game-day inactive in the 30-7 victory.
• Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Listed as a game-day inactive against the Vikings.
• Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Saw action from scrimmage and on special teams against the Bengals.
• Game 4 at NE (10/4): Played on special teams, recording 1 tackle against New England.
• Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Saw action on special teams (2 solo tackles) and from scrimmage (2 tackles), as part of a defense that held the Browns to 186 total yards, including 126 passing, and forced 4 turnovers in the 34-3 victory.
• Game 2 at SD (9/20): Saw action on special teams and recorded his 1st-career INT (which led to a FG) from scrimmage in the 31-26 win.
• Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Saw action on special teams, netting 3 tackles, and played from scrimmage in the 38-24 win.
• 2008: Saw action in 13 regular season games, netting 9 special teams tackles and 5 tackles from scrimmage as part of the NFL’s 2nd-ranked defense
• Was inactive (shoulder) for all 3 postseason games.
• 2007: Saw action in 14 games, recording 8 tackles from scrimmage, including 2 sacks (-20 yards), and 8 special teams tackles as a rookie
• Recorded his 1st-career sack (-9 yards, NE’s Tom Brady) in game 12 vs. NE (12/3)
• Posted his 1st-career tackle in game 3 vs. Ari. (9/23).

• Florida International’s career-record holder with 23 sacks
• Finished his career as only the 6th player in Golden Panthers history to amass more that 200 tackles (224)
• In 45 games at FIU, Barnes started 38 times (21 at DE, 17 at LB)
• Earned 1st-team Sun Belt Conference honors as a junior and as a senior
• Barnes’ 11 sacks in 2005 broke the season record of 6, 1st set in 2002, and matched in 2004
• Returned his 1st career INT for a 51-yard TD in 2004
• Deflected 5 passes and intercepted 2 others, returning both for TDs, while gaining a total of 74 yards
• Also blocked 3 kicks
• All-Sun Belt Conference 1st-team selection as a senior
• Started every game at strong-side DE, helping the team rank 28th nationally in total defense (300.9), 4th in pass defense (147.7 ypg) and led the Division 1-A ranks with an average of 8.2 TFL per game
• Recorded a career-high 69 tackles (42 solo)
• Had 6 sacks (-51 yards) and 2 QB pressures
• Ranked 3rd in the nation with an average of 1.9 stops behind the line of scrimmage
• All-Sun Belt Conference 1st team choice as a junior
• Ranked 6th in the nation with an average of 1 sack per game and ranked 2nd in the conference with an average of 1.4 TFL per game
• Took over OLB duties as a true freshman in 2003
• Antwan went back to school during the ‘08 offseason and is scheduled to earn his degree in elementary education in the summer of ‘09.

• Played football at Norland (Miami, FL) HS
• Was an All-State 1st-team LB who was touted by several recruiting services as FIU’s best-ever football recruit
• He was listed on the Miami Herald’s Top-20 in the Miami-Dade County area and helped lead Norland to the Class 6A State Championship as a senior
• During the regular season, he recorded 65 tackles, 30 TFL and 13 sacks
• In 5 playoff games, he racked up another 51 tackles, 20 TFL, and 14 sacks, including posting 2 sacks and recovering 1 fumble in the State Championship game
• Earned 2nd-team All-County honors
• As a Vikings’ wrestler, Barnes was a 2-time district champion, a regional runner-up and a state qualifier
• Antwan worked with Sandtown Habitat for Humanity in Oct. 2007 to help refurbish homes for Baltimore families by framing walls and ceilings
• In Nov. 2007, Antwan participated in Autumn Harvest at M&T Bank Stadium, teaming with 200 volunteers to distribute food and household supplies to Baltimore families in need
• Barnes joined several teammates and served Thanksgiving dinner to the men in need at the Helping Up Mission homeless shelter in Baltimore in Nov. 2008
• Full name: Antwan Edward Barnes.

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