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Marion Barber III

Minnesota · Running Back · 2001-04

SPD
74
ELU
68
PWR
67

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Barber was a first-team all-conference pick in 2003.

In the Minnesota record book, Barber ranks No. 3 in career rushing touchdowns and No. 6 in career rushing yards. Barber's 2003 season ranks No. 3 in program history for rushing touchdowns.

Barber was the No. 109 overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 2nd-highest running back rating at Minnesota since 1990 and No. 29 among all running backs of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2003
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2005
    • No. 109 overall pick, NFL Draft

Minnesota Record Book

  • No. 3 in career rushing touchdowns
  • No. 6 in career rushing yards
  • No. 3 in single-season rushing touchdowns (2003)
  • No. 9 in single-season rushing yards (2004)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Minnesota Teammates

  1. 80Laurence Maroney2003-05RB
  2. 74Karon Riley1999-2000EDGE
  3. 72Ben Utecht2000-03TE
  4. 72Jack Brewer1998-2001S
  5. 72Ron Johnson1998-2001WR
  6. 72Ukee Dozier2004S
  7. 72Willie Middlebrooks1999-2000CB
  8. 70Asad Abdul-Khaliq1999-2003QB
  9. 70Darrell Reid2001-04EDGE
  10. 70Sean Hoffman2000LB

Full Minnesota all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 98Reggie BushUSC · 2003-05RB
  2. 96Adrian PetersonOklahoma · 2004-06RB
  3. 93Larry JohnsonPenn State · 2000-02RB
  4. 91LaDainian TomlinsonTCU · 1997-2000RB
  5. 90Cedric BensonTexas · 2001-04RB
  6. 90Chris PerryMichigan · 2000-03RB
  7. 90Luke StaleyBYU · 1999-2001RB
  8. 86Damien AndersonNorthwestern · 1998-2001RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Marion Barber III) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.