Player Career

Koa Farmer Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Penn State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonPenn State0
2015 Regular SeasonPenn State000
2016 PostseasonPenn State9.5184.79.5
2016 Regular SeasonPenn State9.5184.70
2017 PostseasonPenn State9.522.75.10
2017 Regular SeasonPenn State9.522.75.10
2018 PostseasonPenn State4.521.83.8-5
2018 Regular SeasonPenn State4.521.83.80

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

50.2

#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