Mark Barron Class: Sophomore Hometown: Mobile, Ala. High School: St. Paul's Height / Weight: 6-2 / 215 Position: Defensive Back Experience: 1L

Career Stats

• Tied for 15th nationally and first in the SEC in interceptions with four
• Tied for the SEC lead with 11 passes defended (7 PBU, 4 INT)
• Second on the team in tackles (55)
• Has one interception return (77 yards) for a touchdown and 111 interception return yards

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Mark Barron stepped into the starting role at strong safety for the Crimson Tide and turned in an All-SEC caliber season ... has started all nine games of his sophomore season and ranks second on the team in tackles with 55 ... has a team- and SEC-best four interceptions, which ranks tied for 15th nationally ... recorded 2.5 (-17) tackles for loss and half of a sack ... tied for the SEC lead in passes defended with 11 (1.22 pg) ... has 111 interception return yards on the season, the seventh most in a single season in school history. Virginia Tech: Earned first career start at strong safety ... helped hold the No. 7 ranked Hokies to only 155 total yards of offense ... tallied two tackles. FIU: Recorded a six tackles and made his first interception in an Alabama uniform ... returned the pick for 17 yards ... helped hold the Panthers to just one yard rushing. North Texas: Was named the Tide's defensive player of the week for his play in the secondary ... tallied three tackles, three of which were solo ... also recorded a career-best two pass breakups. Arkansas: Helped shut down the passing attack of QB Ryan Mallett by holding the SEC yards per game leader to just 34 percent passing and 160 yards ... opened SEC play with a career-best seven tackles ... added two pass breakups. Kentucky: Tallied a career-best eight tackles, six of which were solos ... also recorded an interception with a return of six yards. Mississippi: Registered three solo tackles and one assist against the Rebels ... logged a tackle for loss (-5) as the Crimson Tide limited UM to 57 yards rushing and 197 total yards ... broke up two Jevan Snead passes ... on special teams recorded his first career pass reception on a fake punt ... hauled in the reception from punter P.J. Fitzgerald and turned it up field for a seven-yard gain and an Alabama first down. South Carolina: Tied a season high with eight tackles and recorded his third interception of the season ... the pick of Stephen Garcia was on the second play of the game and returned it 77 yards for a touchdown to give the Alabama defense all the points it would need in a 20-6 win. Tennessee: He intercepted his SEC-best fourth pass of the season and returned it eight yards ... made eight total tackles with five solo stops ... it was the third time in four games Barron has recorded eight tackles. LSU: Barron was second on the team in tackles with seven, making three solo stops ... his play against the run helped limit the Tigers to just 95 yards rushing ... also added a quarterback hurry.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Barron started on the kickoff coverage unit and was a reserve defensive back for the Crimson Tide as a true freshman in 2008 ... played in all 14 games ... had 18 tackles - nine solo - and 1.5 (-11) sacks in his freshman campaign ... was tied for third on the team with 11 special teams' tackles, all coming on the kickoff coverage unit ... named Alabama's Special Teams Player of the Week following the Auburn game. Clemson: Barron made three tackles, including two solo stops in playing time on both special teams and as a reserve safety. Tulane: He played valuable minutes in the second half after the loss of Javier Arenas to injury ... made three total tackles, including two solo stops. Western Kentucky: Barron saw playing time both on the kickoff coverage team and as a strong safety on defense but did not make any tackles. Arkansas: He made four tackles off the bench with 1.5 sacks (-11) and one solo tackle. Georgia: Barron made one solo tackle on special teams against the No. 3 Bulldogs in Alabama's 41-30 win. Kentucky: He played but did not have any statistics. Mississippi: Barron logged one assisted tackle on kickoff coverage against the Rebels. Tennessee: He played on special teams, but did not have any tackles. Arkansas State: Barron had one solo tackle in the fourth quarter from his strong safety position. LSU: He played on special teams for the Tide but did not have any tackles. Mississippi State: Barron came off the bench to record extended playing time at safety while also starting on the kickoff return team. Auburn: He recorded two tackles on kickoff coverage, including one solo stop ... was his ninth and 10th special teams tackles of the season ... earned the special teams player of the week honors for his play against the Tigers. Florida: Barron saw action on the kickoff coverage team in the SEC Championship Game. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He made one solo tackle on kickoff coverage and also saw quality playing time in the defensive secondary.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Baron was regarded as one of the nation's top all-around players ... a first-team Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State selection in Class 5A as a senior ... SuperPrep's No. 8 player in the state of Alabama ... named to The Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register's Elite 18 (No. 3) ... the No. 19 player on the Press-Register's Southeast Super 120 ... earned a five-star rating from Scout.com and was listed as the state's No. 8 player ... also a Scout.com first-team All-American ... a Rivals.com four-star defensive back ... SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 100 selection (No. 46) ... rated the No. 5 player on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals and the No. 55 player overall nationally ... Rivals.com Top 100 selection (No. 55) ... No. 18 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list ... was the MVP of the 2007 Class 5A state championship game after rushing for 1,094 yards on 122 carries with 15 touchdowns in his senior season ... the 76th-rated player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com ... rated the No. 33 wide receiver in the country by SuperPrep ... also listed on The Orlando Sentinel's All-Southern Team ... named to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Super Southern 100 ... had 785 yards rushing as a junior on 78 carries and added 368 receiving yards on 23 catches, scoring a total of 12 touchdowns.

BARRON'S CAREER STATISTICS Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU Int 2008 14-0 18 9 9 1.5-11 0 1.5-11 0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 14-0 18 9 9 1.5-11 0 1.5-11 0 0 0 0-0