#15 Archibald Barnes Season 2008-09
QB
2008 Barnes spent his first year on the Vanderbilt campus as a redshirt, working at several defensive positions on the practice squad.
High School Two-year captain and versatile starter… As senior, moved to QB with arrival of new coaching staff… Rushed for more than 1,000 yards and passed for 600 yards, earning All-Hillsborough County honors… Also saw action as OLB and free safety as senior… Played safety in postseason Hillsborough County All-Star Game… Started at WR as junior at Berkeley Prep… Standout forward in basketball, and lettered as sprinter/high jumper in track & field… All-European WR and outstanding soccer goalie as sophomore at Alexander Patch American HS in Germany.
Personal
Archibald Cornelius Barnes… Son of Russell and Marie Barnes… Born May, 19, 1990 in New York… Dad is U.S. Air Force colonel; mom teaches in Tampa public schools… Enrolled at Berkeley Prep after family moved from Germany… Has three brothers: Russell, a graduate of Princeton; Tim, a junior at Virginia Tech; and Reggie, a ninth grader at Berkeley Prep.