17–0
91Overall
SSEC

Mark Barron

Alabama · Safety · 2009-11

COV
92
TAK
82
RNG
82

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Barron was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2010, a unanimous All-American in 2011 and a 3-time first-team all-conference pick (2009, 2010 and 2011).

From 2009 to 2011, Barron had 12 interceptions.

Barron was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, a top-10 selection.

In 17-0 that career earns a 91 overall, the highest safety rating at Alabama since 1990 and No. 1 among all safeties of the 2010-2014 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2009
    • Third-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2010
    • First-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2011
    • Unanimous All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  4. 2012
    • No. 7 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Mark Barron season-by-season statistics at Alabama
SeasonInt
20097
20103
20112
Total12

Seasons with tracked stats at Alabama. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Rating by Era

  • 2005-2009 eraS91
  • 2010-2014 eraS91

Alabama Teammates

  1. 95Mark Ingram II2008-10RB
  2. 93A.J. McCarron2010-13QB
  3. 91Jonathan Allen2013-16EDGE
  4. 91C.J. Mosley2010-13LB
  5. 90Amari Cooper2012-14WR
  6. 90Julio Jones2008-10WR
  7. 90Trent Richardson2009-11RB
  8. 90Dee Milliner2011-12CB
  9. 90DeMeco Ryans2002-05LB
  10. 90Landon Collins2013-14S

Full Alabama all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2010-2014 Era

  1. 90Gerod HollimanLouisville · 2013-14S
  2. 86Eric ReidLSU · 2010-12S
  3. 86Quinton CarterOklahoma · 2009-10S
  4. 86Tejay JohnsonTCU · 2008-10S
  5. 83Rahim MooreUCLA · 2008-10S
  6. 80Ahmad BlackFlorida · 2007-10S
  7. 80Ahmad DixonBaylor · 2010-13S
  8. 80Anthony HarrisVirginia · 2012-14S

Best college safeties since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Mark Barron) 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.