Usage Score
7.8
Player Dossier
2014-2017Louisiana Tech
Russell Farris
LB • 5'11" • 232 lbs • Ventress, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Russell Farris shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
31.2
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
15.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Russell Farris, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech. Russell Farris shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Louisiana Tech paired 9.5 primary output with 29.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
31.2
Usage
7.8
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
SMU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SMU: 2. Unknown: 1. Mississippi State: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. South Carolina: 1. South Alabama: 0. UAB: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. UTEP: 0. UTSA: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 4 by 36.7. Unknown: 4 by 26.7. Mississippi State: 4 by 16.7. Western Kentucky: 7 by 29.2. South Carolina: 8 by 43.3. South Alabama: 5 by 20.8. UAB: 6 by 25. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 5 by 20.8. UTSA: 13 by 80
Split Comparison
Wins1 · n=5 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
80 vs UTSA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/21 | @ SMUSplash game | W 51-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | vs UTSA10+ tackles · Splash game | W 20-6 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ UTEP | W 42-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 23-48 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ UAB | L 22-23 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs South Alabama | W 34-16 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ South Carolina | L 16-17 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Western Kentucky | W 23-22 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Mississippi State | L 21-57 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Louisiana Tech
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 9.5 | 29.1 | 7.9 | 9.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 9.5 | 29.1 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 31.2 | 7.8 | -2.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 31.2 | 7.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UTSA
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#2
Navy
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.
#3
Rice
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.6 takeover score.
#4
SMU
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.
#5
Texas Tech
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
9.5 primary output · 29.1 efficiency · 7.9 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
23
9.5 primary · 29.1 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
15.6
7 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7783
Livonia · Livonia, LA
- Committed To
- Louisiana Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
134
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.