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Tulsa -- Transferred to Tulsa at mid-semester 2004 . . . provides maturity and leadership on the defensive front . . . very coachable . . . has a good work ethic and plays hard.
Junior College -- Was a two-year letterwinner at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M . . . had 70 tackles and 10 quarterback sacks in his two years . . . tallied 30 stops and five sacks in his sophomore season . . . helped lead NEO register a two-year record of 21-3 and finish as national runners-up both years . . . was credited with 40 tackles and five sacks in his freshman season . . . junior college coach was Dale Patterson.
High School -- Was a three-year letterwinner at Union High School . . . started as a senior defensive end on Union's 12-2 team his senior season . . . during his career, Union posted a 38-4 record and finished as the state runners-up three times . . . earned all-metro, all-district and all-state merits as a senior . . . totaled 100 tackles his senior season and completed his career with 175 stops . . . high school coach was Bill Blankenship.
Personal -- Favorite movie is Tombstone . . . his favorite TV show is "Smallville" . . . lists the Green Bay Packers as his favorite NFL team . . . former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana is his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite food is filet mignon . . . the Los Angeles Lakers is his favorite professional sports team . . . his favorite musician is country singer Garth Brooks . . . the three words that best describe him are "real, charismatic and creative" . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . parents are Steve and Cindy Barnes . . . majoring in exercise sport science . . . born July 4, 1982.
