Ronde Barber
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Defensive back, Virginia, 1993–⁠96

Ronde Barber

Born
Apr 7, 1975, in Roanoke, Virginia

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Ronde Barber played defensive back at Virginia (1993–⁠96). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Barber in round 3, No. 66 overall in the 1997 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1994
ACC Rookie of the Year and First-team All-ACC
Drafted
No. 66
Round 3, 1997 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Honors

Team titles: ACC champions, 1995

All-America: AP third team 1994 and 1996

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1997
Height5′9⅜″
Weight185 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.66 s
10-yard split1.67 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.22 s
20-yard shuttle4.46 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 5 (2001, 2004–⁠06, 2008) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2001, 2004–⁠05) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2002, 2006)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2001, 2004–⁠05; AP second team 2002, 2006; Pro Football Writers first team 2001.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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