Khalif Barnes life and biography

Khalif Barnes is an American football offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League.

PRO: Veteran tackle who appeared in 60 games with 57 starts in four seasons with Jacksonville…Helped the Jaguars set a franchise record with 2,541 rushing yards in 2006.

2008: Started all 16 games at left tackle…Helped two running backs rank among the AFC’s top-20 rushers…(9/21) @ IND: Part of an offensive line that allowed no sacks…Helped RB rush for a season-high 121 yards…(10/12) @ DEN: Helped pave the way for RB to rush for 125 yards and two touchdowns…Pass blocking helped QB throw for 276 yards and a touchdown on 25 completions…(11/9) @ DET: Blocking allowed RBs to rush for a combined 150 yards and three touchdowns…Part of an offensive line that allowed just one sack…(11/23) vs. MIN: Pass blocking helped QB throw for a career-high 317 yards.

2007: Played in a career-high 16 games with 14 starts…Only Jacksonville offensive lineman to play in all 16 games…Part of an offensive line that allowed only 31 sacks, the third-fewest in team history…Helped QB set single-season franchise records for passer rating (102.2) and highest completion percentage (64.0)…Jaguars ranked second in the NFL with 2,391 rushing yards (149.4 avg.), the second-most in team history…Helped pave the way for a 4.7-yard average per rush, which ranked first in the AFC and third in the NFL…Jaguars also led the NFL with six rushes of 50-plus yards and ranked second with 68 rushes of 10-plus yards…(9/23) @ DEN: Suffered ankle injury in the second quarter…(10/7) @ KC: Played only on FG/PAT unit due to ankle injury…(10/14) vs. HOU: Blocked for running game that produced 244 yards on 26 carries (9.4), the highest single-game average in franchise history…Member of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in consecutive games for the first time in franchise history…Also accomplished the feat on (12/9) vs. CAR and (12/16) @ PIT…Postseason: (1/5/08) @ PIT: Started AFC Wild Card Game at left tackle…(1/12/09) @ NE: Starter in AFC Divisional Playoff Game.

2006: Started 15 games at left tackle…Jaguars set a single-season franchise record with 2,541 rushing yards (158.8 per game)…Helped pave the way for a franchise-record 5.0-yard rushing average…Part of an offensive line that allowed only 30 sacks, the second-fewest in team history…(11/12) vs. HOU: Inactive, ending a streak of 20 consecutive starts...(12/10) vs. IND: Part of an offensive line that led Jaguars to a franchise-record 375 rushing yards, one of two 200-yard rushing games on the season.

2005: Played in 13 games with 12 starts at left tackle as a rookie…Did not allow a sack in his first 11 starts...Postseason: (1/7/06) @ NE: Started in the AFC Wild Card Game…Played the entire second half with a broken leg…Second round pick (52nd overall) by Jaguars in the 2005 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE:
Started at both right and left tackle at Washington…Moved from defensive tackle as a redshirt freshman…Allowed just three sacks in final two seasons…Anchored offensive line at left tackle for the first five games of senior season before fracturing his wrist…An All-Pac-10 Conference honorable mention selection as a junior at left tackle…Criminal Justice major.

PERSONAL:
Attended Mount Miguel (Spring Valley, Calif.) High School…Recorded 120 tackles and nine sacks as a defensive lineman as a senior…Member of the San Diego Union-Tribune’s All-Academic first team…Named all-league and All-CIF in 1998 and 1999…Voted the conference’s defensive most valuable player…Also lettered in basketball…Sister, Ijlal, played basketball at San Diego State and brother, Ahmad, played football at Texas Southern.

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