2010 Football Roster
Ed Barham
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Bacon's Castle, VA
- High School:
- Surry County
• Earned UNC Coaches' Player of the Week honors after win over Clemson in 2010
• Earned UNC Coaches' Player of the Week honors after win over Georgia Southern in 2009
Solid blocker who worked hard to improve as a receiver.
2010 - Senior Season
Appeared in 12 of 13 games and made six starts, including the Music City Bowl vs. Tennessee • Had 13 catches for 126 yards, both career bests • Matched a career high with three catches for 22 yards but had two fumbles in the loss to NC State • Injured his ankle vs. the Wolfpack and missed the Duke game • Had three catches for 22 yards against Virginia Tech • Had one catch for 14 yards in the win at Florida State • Had three catches, including a career-long 23-yarder, for a career-high 38 yards in the win over William & Mary • Established new career highs of three catches and 27 receiving yards in the win at Virginia.
2009 - Junior Season
Saw action in all 13 games at tight end and made six starts • Had six catches for 57 yards and a touchdown on the season • Caught a 4-yard pass vs. Pittsburgh in the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Made a 7-yard grab at Virginia Tech • Caught two passes for 18 yards against Florida State • Scored first career touchdown on a 13-yard pass from T.J. Yates against the Seminoles • Had two catches for 28 yards against Georgia Southern.
2007: Freshman Season Played in seven games, primarily as a blocking tight end • Saw action in several two-tight end sets • Caught one pass for seven yards at South Florida • Redshirted in 2006.
Surry County High School : Played both defensive end and tight end • Earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive end and second-team as a tight end in 2005 • Ranked the No. 24 player in Virginia by SuperPrep • Caught 20 passes for 400 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior • Accumulated 81 tackles (52 solo), including 13 sacks, and batted down six passes on defense • Caught 25 passes for 500 yards and five touchdowns as a junior, while also posting 70 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions • Named second-team al-state on offense and defense as a junior • Coached by Ervin Jones • Player on the 1-A state championship basketball team as a junior and was named the state's player of the year • Averaged over 20 points and 15 rebounds in basketball.
Personal : Son of Linda and Edward Barham • Born July 31,1988 • Began playing football in the ninth grade • Followed the Dallas Cowboys as a child • Recently read "Goin Out a Champion" by Doris M. Ellis • Favorite athlete as a kid was Deion Sanders • Likes to fish • Favorite dessert s Grandma's Sweet Potato Pie • Would like to be a guest star on TV's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" • If he could change the world, he would help out those less fortunate than he • If he could have dinner with three people dead or alive, he would invite Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal and his high school basketball coach • Majoring in communications and exercise and sports science.
Year Rec. Yards Avg. TD LP 2007 1 7 7.0 0 7 2008 0 0 0.0 0 0 2009 6 57 9.5 1 14 2010 13 126 9.7 0 23 Totals 20 190 9.5 1 23
Career Highs: 3 receptions three times (2010); 38 yards receiving vs. William & Mary (2010); 23-yard reception vs. William & Mary (2010)
