RASHAD BARKSDALE #35

Position	Cornerback
Height	5-11
Weight	208
Years Experience	2
Birthdate	5/11/1984
Hometown	Hudson, NY
College	Albany
Current status	Active
Games Started	0
Games Played	6

College Bio

Rookie cornerback was claimed off waivers by Kansas City from Philadelphia on September 2nd … Originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round draft pick (201st overall) of the Eagles in 2007 … Physical athlete who can provide run support from his cornerback position … Only played one year of college football after spending his first four collegiate seasons playing baseball … Walked onto the football in August as a fifth-year senior and proceeded to start 10 games that season … Registered 37 tackles (26 solo), three interceptions and three passes defensed … In two campaigns with Albany he hit .288 with three home runs, 24 RBI and 29 stolen bases … Began his collegiate career with two baseball seasons at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York.

2006: Joined the club as a walk-on during August drills after playing baseball the two previous years for the Great Danes … Started 10 games, recording 37 tackles (26 solo), three interceptions and three passes defensed … Averaged 8.5 yards per punt return … Named Mid-Major All-America by Football Gazette … Intercepted two passes including one in the fourth quarter to seal an upset victory vs. Delaware and earn NEC Rookie of the Week accolades … Majored in Sociology at Albany.

Junior College: Played baseball for two seasons at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York … Led the club to the Mountain Conference championship in 2004.

Personal Bio

• A two-sport athlete at Hudson High School in Hudson, New York.

• Earned all-state honors as a running back and defensive back as a senior.

• Also garnered all-state accolades in baseball.

• Stole 90 career bases and named Patroon Conference MVP as a senior.

• Full name: Rashad Emmanuel Unique Barksdale.

• Single, resides in Hudson, New York.