Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Penn State
Koa Farmer
LB • 6'1" • 236 lbs • Lake View Terrace, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Koa Farmer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Koa Farmer built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Lake View Terrace, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Koa Farmer's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Koa Farmer, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Penn State. Koa Farmer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 129
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Koa Farmer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 129
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Notre Dame · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Notre Dame · 31 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · LB 280th (top 24%) · Big Ten 68th (top 11%) · National 595th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 27 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 46 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 50 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 28 |
Related Context
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Koa Farmer played LB for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Koa Farmer recorded 129 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Penn State paired 9.5 primary output with 22.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Penn State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
21.8
Usage
3.8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. App State: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Illinois: 0. Ohio State: 0.5. Michigan State: 1. Indiana: 0. Iowa: 0. Michigan: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Rutgers: 2. Maryland: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. App State: 5 by 30.8. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 8 by 38.3. Michigan State: 6 by 35. Indiana: 7 by 29.2. Iowa: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 8 by 53.3. Maryland: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | vs Kentucky | L 24-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Maryland | W 38-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 20-7 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Wisconsin | W 22-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Michigan | L 7-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Iowa | W 30-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Indiana | W 33-28 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Michigan State | L 17-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Ohio State | L 26-27 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Illinois | W 63-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Pittsburgh | W 51-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs App State | W 45-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Koa Farmer story
Koa Farmer built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Lake View Terrace, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Koa Farmer's career was his defensive production: 129 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Penn State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Koa Farmer's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 497 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Koa Farmer moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 9.5 | 18 | 4.7 | 9.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 9.5 | 18 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 9.5 | 22.7 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 9.5 | 22.7 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 4.5 | 21.8 | 3.8 | -5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 4.5 | 21.8 | 3.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Pittsburgh
Week 2 · W 33-14
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 6 · W 38-14 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 9 · L 38-39 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Rutgers
Week 12 · W 20-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 10 · L 24-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Penn State
9.5 primary output · 22.7 efficiency · 5.1 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Penn State
50.2
9.5 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Penn State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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