| 2006: Started all 13 games at safety...earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 accolades and first-team Pac-10 All-Academic recognition...was named ASU's Defensive Most Valuable Player at the team's year-end banquet...led ASU with 82 tackles (58 solo) and three interceptions...led all Sun Devil defensive backs with 7.5 tackles-for-loss (-17 yards)...added six pass break-ups, a two-yard sack and a fumble recovery...recorded a team-high eight total tackles (six solo) and recovered fumble at the ASU goal line at Colorado. Earned Hard Hat Player recognition for his work in ASU's offseason strength and conditioning program, finishing in the top-10 in the team's scoring system.
2005: Played in all 12 games, starting two (Arizona and Rutgers)...totaled 37 tackles (26 solo), 3.0 tackles for loss (minus-13 yards), one interception, four pass break-ups and a nine yard sack...was the recipient of ASU's Special Teams Iron Man Award...finished seventh on the squad in total tackles...had a career-high and team-leading eight tackles (seven solo), and a one-yard tackle-for-loss against Northwestern.
2004: Played in 10 games, starting four...finished the season with 17 total tackles (12 solo stops)...recorded a season-high four tackles (two solo) and recovered a fumble in ASU's season opener against UTEP.
2003: Played in the first game of the season vs. Northern Arizona as a true freshman...injured his shoulder in that game and redshirted...earned the Glen Hawkins Scout Team Award for defense.
High School: A 2003 graduate of Reno (Nev.) High School...selected the Northern 4A football Player of the Year in Nevada...a member of the Las Vegas Sun all-state football team on offense and as a returner...garnered first-team all-region honors at wide receiver, defensive back and return specialist as a senior...earned Sierra League first-team honors and was the conference player of the year...first-team All-Sierra League selection at defensive back, receiver and as a returner...also made all-league as a running back...rushed for 490 yards on 60 carries and scored five touchdowns...also caught 22 passes for 365 yards and five more touchdowns...made five interceptions...also returned seven kicks and punts for touchdowns and scored four times on interception returns...as a junior, made Nevada Class 4A, Northern Region and second-team as a returner...made the All-Sierra League first team as a returner...also played basketball as a junior and senior...lettered three times in track...played baseball as a sophomore...captained both football and basketball teams as a senior...helped lead Reno High to a 11-0 record in 2002 before McQueen High defeated the Huskies, 37-6, in the Northern 4A Championship game...boasted a 3.4 grade-point average...was coached by Dan Avansino.
Personal: Earned his degree (B.S., Marketing) in May of 2007...is contemplating becoming a dentist...parents are Grieg (sales director) and Pamela (commercial realtor)...his father played basketball at Nevada...has a sister, Rachael (25), and a brother, Nathan (17)...his cousin, Jerald Moore, was a running back for the Rams and the Saints in the NFL...hobbies include golf, computers and travel...born Nov. 22, 1984 in Reno, Nev....full name is Joshua Robert Barrett. |