Allen Barbre

Barbre might have toiled in relative anonymity during his career with the Lions, but opposing defensive ends, defensive coordinators and professional scouts were well aware of his outstanding quickness and blocking skills. The four-year starter not only matched up and contained the opposition's best pass rusher each week, but he was also an outstanding gunner on special teams, leading the punt coverage unit in 2006. Barbre was a standout two-way performer at tackle for the East Newtom High School Patriots, helping his team finish 9-2 and reach the sectional round of the Class 2A state playoffs as a senior. He was named to the Missouri Class 2A All-State team in football and earned All-Big Eight Conference honorable mention in basketball. Not highly recruited out of high school, Barbre enrolled at Missouri Southern State in 2003. He did not see action in the team's first four games, but started four of the last seven contests, lining up at right tackle against Truman before shifting to left tackle against Northwest Missouri State, Southwest Baptist and Emporia State. He posted 23 knockdowns/key blocks and also recorded a solo tackle, but the offense struggled all year, managing only 255.5 yards per game. In 2004, Barbre appeared in 10 games, starting the final nine at left tackle. He missed the season opener against Bacone College with a fall camp ankle sprain, but totaled 64 knockdown blocks for an explosive offensive unit that averaged 453.0 yards per game, including 325.0 yards passing. He was part of an offensive front that allowed 21 sacks for the year. As a junior, Barbre earned first-team All-Mid America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) honors. He was named Offensive Lineman of the Week five times won the team's Dudley Stegge Award as the Lions' Offensive Lineman of the Year. Even though the front wall allowed 31 sacks, only a half-sack was credited to the left tackle. Barbre also registered 73 knockdowns to lead an attack that averaged 376.9 yards per game. Barbre also got a rare chance at putting points on the board himself, scoring on a four-yard touchdown run for the first touchdown in MSSU's 41-17 defeat of Truman State on Oct. 1. That play came as a tribute to John Ware, a former offensive lineman and the team's then-head coach who had died suddenly just four days prior. Barbre was a consensus All-American, All-MIAA and All-Region first-team selection in 2006. He helped lead an offensive line that saw quarterback Adam Hinspeter become just the second passer in school history to throw for 2,000 yards twice in a career. The offense amassed 3,461 yards for the season, including 2,527 passing. He finished with a career-high 94 knockdowns at left tackle and also excelled on the punt coverage unit, coming up with seven solo tackles. For his career, Barbre started 33 of 37 games. All but one of those starting assignments came at the left tackle position. He was credited with 254 knockdown blocks and registered 10 tackles (nine solos) on special teams. He was the first player from his school to be invited to the NFL Combine, and the first player to earn first-team All-American honors since Richard Jordan in 1996.

fort hays state...delivered just five knockdowns and allowed defensive end alonzo mcadoo to race by and sack adam hinspeter for a 1-yard loss with 5

17 left in the first half, but tackled Cody Engle at the FHS 32 after the defender intercepted a Hinspeter pass at the start of the fourth quarter...Added another tackle with 2

ouachita baptist...barbre graded 95% in the season opener, posting nine knockdowns as the team totaled 392 yards...cleared a rush lane used by ronnell newman for a 1-yard scoring run and later in the first quarter, he leveled defensive tackle lamont fitts on a 29-yard scoring scamper by qb adam hinspeter...head to head competition-de#91-devan rutledge-no tackles.

Harding...Added seven knockdowns while grading 94%...Upended linebacker Ryan Conn on a 7-yard touchdown run by QB Adam Hinspeter that gave the Lions a 21-20 lead in an eventual 30-27 decision...Head to Head Competition-DE#30-Michael Whitlow-No tackles.

29 left in the game after barbre chased down c.j. lovett at the msu 19 after a 13-yard interception return...head to head competition-de#6-alonzo mcadoo-six tackles (2 solos), a 1-yard sack, a fumble recovery.

Washburn...Bounced back with a 92% grade and nine knockdowns, taking down line-backer Aaron Neal on Adam Hinspeter's 25-yard scoring pass to Jonathon Terry late in the third quarter...Head to Head Competition-DE#80-Mitch Birt-No tackles.

missouri western state...the offense gained 368 yards, as barbre dropped defensive tackle jon miller on a 21-yard scoring pass from adam hinspeter in the second quarter...

Also tackled Jarrett Brooks for no gain at the MWS 10 on a late fourth quarter punt return...Head to Head Competition-DE#28-Leon Douglas-Five tackles (3 solos), two stops for minus 5 yards, one pressure, one blocked kick.

northwest missouri state...made six knockdowns and tackled kendall wright at midfield on a third quarter 10-yard punt return...head to head competition-de#96-dallas flynn-two assisted tackles.

Truman...Credited with ten knockdowns...Tackled Jake Cunningham on a 6-yard punt return that was downed at the TSU 33 after the game's opening series and shoved linebacker Kyle Glenn out of the way on a third quarter 49-yard scoring strike from Adam Hinspeter to Jonathon Terry early in the second quarter...On the Lions next drive, Barbre held off defensive end Les Hammers on Hinspeter's 8-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Norman, but early in the third quarter, Hammers slipped past Barbre to sack Hinspeter for a 6-yard loss at the MSU 38 on third-&-22, forcing the Lions to punt...Head to Head Competition-DE#99-Les Hammers-Six tackles (2 solos), a 6-yard sack.

central missouri state...barbre was penalized for the only time in 2006, when he was called for holding on a second-&-11 play at the cmu 42 with 9

37 left in the second quarter...Made up for that miscue by taking down linebacker Rod Washington, giving Adam Hinspeter time to fire a 15-yard touchdown pass to Noah Harding in the fourth quarter...Head to Head Competition-DE#49-Layne Kreter-Two tackles (1 solos), one stop for a 1-yard loss.

southwest baptist...registered a season-high fourteen knockdowns and a 98% grade while paving the way for a unit that produced 430 yards in a 42-21 win...dropped defensive tackle scott crain to give adam hinspeter time to lob a 7-yard touchdown pass to colin bado in the first quarter...shoved linebacker willie davis out of the way on hinspeter's 56-yard scoring bomb to isaac norman in the fourth quarter...head to head competition-de#93-william ramirez-one assisted tackle.

Pittsburg State...Added nine knockdowns for an offense that generated 358 yards, as Barbre also tackled Harrison Kush at the PSU 22 on a 4-yard punt return in the third quarter...Opened a hole used by Freddie Colbert in the fourth quarter for a 5-yard touchdown run...Head to Head Competition-DE#90-Eundll Williams-Three tackles (1 solo).

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Campus: 4.94 in the 40-yard dash

360-pound bench press

33 1/2-inch arm length

10 1/4-inch hands

Right-handed

11/18 Wonderlic score. Combine: 4.88 in the 40-yard dash

1.72 10-yard dash

2.85 20-yard dash

4.63 20-yard shuttle

7.4 three-cone drill

32-inch vertical jump

8'9" broad jump

Bench pressed 225 pounds 28 times.

Attended East Newton (Granby, Mo.) High School, playing football for head coach Larry Bunn

Standout two-way performer at tackle for the Patriots

Helped his team finish 9-2 and reach the sectional round of the Class 2A state playoffs as a senior

Named to the Missouri Class II All-State team

Earned All-Big Eight Conference honorable mention in basketball.

Criminal Justice major

Son of Debbie Gerfen and John Barbre

Born 6/22/84 in Neosho, Missouri.