Dominique Barber Dominique J . Barber ( born August 2 , 1986 ) is an American football safety who is free agent of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Texans in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Minnesota . He is the son of former NFL running back Marion Barber , Jr . and younger brother of former NFL running back Marion Barber III . Early years . A 2004 graduate of Wayzata High School . Rivals . com ranked Barber as the 42nd - best player at his position in 2003 . He was selected for the SuperPrep Midwest Team and ranked as the 58th - best player . Was also , selected as a PrepStar All - Midwest Region . Barber was named all - state and all - county his senior season at defensive back and was an all - conference and all - area selection his senior season at running back . He recorded one interception , which he returned for a touchdown in 2003 . He also rushed for 911 yards on 138 carries with nine scores his last season , while also recording 25 catches for 288 yards with three touchdowns . While at Wayzata , he also lettered twice in hockey and once in baseball . College career . In 2004 , Barber played in nine games , recording four tackles and one pass breakup . He also joined Robert McGarry and Gary Russell as the only Gophers to letter as true freshmen . His father , Marion Jr . and brother , Marion III also lettered as true freshmen . He also recorded one tackle against Alabama in the Music City Bowl . In 2005 , Barber appeared in all 12 games , finishing the season with 13 tackles and a blocked punt against Colorado State , which resulted in a touchdown by Alex Daniels . Barber also recorded three tackles , against Virginia in the Music City Bowl . He also earned a second letter , in 2005 . In 2006 , Barber was named All - Big Ten honorable Mention by the media . He also established career - highs in every statistical category . He also , tied for fifth in the conference with 0 . 31 interceptions per game . He made his first career start in the season opener at Kent State . Barber intercepted the first pass of his career against Temple . At Purdue , Barber held the wide receiver Dorien Bryant to just 59 yards receiving on six catches , he also broke up two passes . He also , established a new career high with eight tackles vs . Penn State . Also , recorded career firsts with a fumble recovery and a blocked PAT at the top - ranked Ohio State . Against Indiana , Barber returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown , broke up another pass and forced the first fumble of his career . At Michigan State , he picked off a career - high two passes . His interception of MSU quarterback Brian Hoyer ’ s pass in the end zone on the first play of the second quarter turned the momentum of the game . He also , had six tackles in the Insight Bowl against Texas Tech . In 2006 , Barber also , earned a third letter . In 2007 , Dominique started all 12 games . He was named to the All - Big Ten second team after leading the team with 100 tackles . Professional career . Houston Texans . Barber was selected in the sixth round ( 173rd overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans . He appeared in 12 games ( no starts ) his rookie season , recording 15 tackles , a sack , and a pass deflection . Barber played in 13 games ( six starts ) for the Texans in 2009 before being placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on December 2 . He finished the season with 33 tackles and his first career interception .