Golden Gopher Gridiron | University of Minnesota Football

Dominique Barber S #23 (2004-2007) Totaled 191 tackles, including 130 solo stops during his care…finished with four career interceptions and 13 pass break-ups…also had four fumble recoveries (returning one for a touchdown) and three forced fumbles…majored in communication studies.

Marion Barber III RB #21 (2002-2004) Played just three years…earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as a redshirt sophomore. Totaled 4,495 all-purpose yards and 35 rushing touchdowns, both ranked second in school history… Finished third in school history in career rushing yards (3,276) and 100-yard rushing games (14). Tied or broke several school records, including the records for rushing touchdowns in a season (17) and 100-yard rushing games (seven) in a season…Business Marketing major

Eric Decker WR #7 (2005-2009) A record 227 receptions and 3,119 receiving yards that rank sixth and eighth, respectively in Big Ten Conference history …2009 Led the Big Ten Conference and ranked 15th in the nation with 94.8 yards per game receiving…2008 school record 84 receptions for 1,074 yards (12.8 avg.) with seven touchdowns to earn consensus first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors... Named one of 10 finalists for the Biletnikoff Award (nation’s best receiver)…Selected as the Bruce Smith Award recipient (team's best offensive player)... Ranked third in school history with nine receiving touchdowns and had three 100-yard receiving games.… Also competed on the Golden Gophers’ baseball team as an outfielder and was selected twice in the Major League Baseball Draft... Business Marketing major

Simoni Lawrence LB #21 (2008-2009) Two year player after transferring from Valley Forge Military Academy…During senior season ranked fifth on the team in total tackles with 66…Second on the team in tackles for loss with 10.5…tallied 4 sacks and scored two defensive touchdowns. Named a team captain for 2009.

Dominic Alford OL Rookie (2008-2010)  Appeared in 42 games with 21 starts at the University of Minnesota (2007-10)… Saw action at both right and left guard… Majored in communications studies.

Logan Payne WR #84 (2003-2006) Caught 97 passes for 1,344 yards and 11 touchdowns. He posted career highs in catches (59), yards (804) and touchdowns (9) during his senior year... led the team in all three categories... As a junior, he recorded 37 catches for 529 yards and two touchdowns.

Marcus Sherels CB #24 (2005-2009) Orignally a walk on, played two years at receiver before switching to corner...Emerged as one of the Big Ten's top cornerbacks in both his junior and senior seasons...Finished in the top 25 in the country in passes defended...Four time scholar athlete award winner and Academic All Big Ten...Political Science Major

Traye Simmons CB #15 (2008-2009) Second-team All-Big Ten in 2008 and honorable mention in ’09...led conference and fifth in nation with 14 PBUs in ’08...played two seasons totaling 95 TTs, six INTs and 22 PBUs......youth studies major.

Matt Spaeth TE #89 (2002-2006) Won the 2006 John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation's top tight end…Holds the school career records for tight ends with 109 receptions for 1,291 yards…2006 2007 All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection and honored by the league as the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award…Won the Bronko Nagurski Most Valuable Player Award…. 2005: All-Big Ten Conference first-team and Academic All-Big Ten choice…

Nate Triplett LB #32 (2005-2009) As a senior ranked second on team with 105 tackles…had 17 tackles and a 52yd fumble recovery for a touchdown vs. Air Force…was named Big Ten and National Player-of-the-Week for performance…17 tackles in one game were most by any Big Ten player all season…Two time Bobby Bell Award winner as team’s top special teams player…appeared…holds degree in construction management.