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Te XAN S<br />
2007: Member of the Bednarik Award, Lombardi<br />
Award and Outland Trophy watch lists…<br />
All-Big 12 Conference first-team selection<br />
by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram…earned<br />
second-team honors from the Associated Press,<br />
Austin American-Statesman and the league’s<br />
coaches…started all 13 games at strong-side<br />
defensive tackle, helping the team rank sixth in<br />
the nation in rush defense (93.38 ypg)…recorded<br />
a career-high 52 tackles (25 solos) with five sacks<br />
for minus 50 yards…recovered a fumble that he<br />
advanced seven yards and caused another while<br />
also deflecting five passes.<br />
2006: Started twelve games…Associated Press<br />
All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention…<br />
finished with 38 tackles (22 solos) and two sacks<br />
for minus eight yards…part of a unit that ranked<br />
third nationally in rush defense (61.15 ypg), as he<br />
posted ten pressures and recovered a fumble.<br />
2005: All-Big 12 Conference second-team pick by<br />
the league’s coaches…defensive squad ranked<br />
eighth in the nation in scoring defense (16.38 ppg)<br />
and 10th in total defense (302.92 ypg)…recorded<br />
48 tackles (23 solos) with a seven-yard sack, five<br />
stops for losses of 14 yards and eleven pressures…registered<br />
a pair of fumble recoveries,<br />
including one in the end zone for a touchdown<br />
and batted away a pair of passes.<br />
2004: Freshman All-American selection by The<br />
Sporting News…played in 12 games with one<br />
start…finished with 22 tackles (11 solos), two<br />
sacks for minus 13 yards, six stops for losses of 20<br />
yards and nine pressures…recovered a fumble<br />
for a 6-yard return and deflected five passes.<br />
PERSONAL: Attended Lake Highlands (Dallas,<br />
Tex.) High School…Parade All-American choice<br />
as a senior and two-time first-team All-District<br />
selection as well…first-team 5A All-State pick by<br />
the Associated Press and tabbed first-team All-<br />
District 9-5A as a senior…played in the U.S. Army<br />
All-American Bowl…made 170 tackles, seven<br />
sacks, 14 stops for losses, five forced fumbles,<br />
three fumble recoveries during his career…finished<br />
fifth at the 2003 Texas 5A state meet in the<br />
discus (174-6)…honor student who maintained<br />
a 3.9 GPA…graduated in December 2007 with a<br />
degree in Sports Management (three-and-a-half<br />
years) and was a 2007 first-team Academic All-<br />
Big 12 Conference selection…four-time member<br />
of UT’s Athletics Director’s Honor Roll…speaks<br />
French.<br />
Height: 6-0<br />
Weight: 210<br />
College: Minnesota<br />
<strong>Home</strong>town: Wayzata, Minnesota<br />
Rookie season<br />
1st with <strong>Texans</strong><br />
Age as of Kickoff Weekend: 23<br />
Acquired: D6, 2008 (173rd overall)<br />
rookies<br />
DOMINIQUE BARBER<br />
SAFETY<br />
CAREER: Appeared in 26 games as a Golden Gopher<br />
with 24 starts…totaled 191 tackles, including<br />
130 solo stops during his career…collected 174<br />
of his 191 career stops during the 2006 and 2007<br />
seasons for an average of 87 total tackles per<br />
season as a junior and senior…finished with four<br />
career interceptions and 13 pass break-ups…<br />
also had four fumble recoveries (returning one<br />
for a touchdown) and three forced fumbles…<br />
lettered all four seasons at Minnesota.<br />
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