Alex Benjamin Barron is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Florida State University. He was selected with the 19th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints. Barron was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He attended Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, and was a two-sport star in football and basketball. In football, he was named an All-American by both PrepStar and Football News, ranked the Number 3 lineman in the nation by PrepStar, named to... the All-South team by the Orlando Sentinel, and selected as Jeff Whittaker's Deep South Recruiting Guide South Carolina Player of the Year. Barron attended Florida State University, where he played for the Florida State Seminoles football team. As a junior in 2003, he was recognized as consensus first-team All-American. As a senior in 2004, Barron was one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy, and again earned consensus All-America first-team honors. He graduated with a social science degree. Barron was the nineteenth pick overall by the St.
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