Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Player Story
Russell Farris built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Ventress, LA wearing No. 31, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Russell Farris' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Russell Farris, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech. Russell Farris shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 134
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Russell Farris quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 134
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- UTSA
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Livonia · Louisiana Tech
- High school pipeline
- Livonia · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · LB 238th (top 22%) · Conference USA 54th (top 9%) · National 503rd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 62.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 67 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 62.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 55 | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.9 |
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Russell Farris played LB for Louisiana Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Russell Farris recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Louisiana Tech paired 12.5 primary output with 31.2 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.
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2017 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
31.2
Usage
7.1
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game by game trend chart. SMU: 2. Northwestern State: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 4 by 36.7. Northwestern State: 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
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Wins1 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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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 Northwestern State | W 52-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Russell Farris story
Russell Farris built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Ventress, LA wearing No. 31, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Russell Farris' career was his defensive production: 134 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Louisiana Tech. 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 Russell Farris' production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisiana Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Russell Farris 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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Louisiana Tech
2014-2017
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Season Value 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 | 12.5 | 31.2 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 12.5 | 31.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 31.2 | 7.1 | -5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 31.2 | 7.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UTSA
Week 13 · W 20-6 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Navy
Week 1 · W 48-45 · Postseason
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas Tech
Week 3 · L 45-59
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Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 4 · L 34-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Rice
Week 9 · W 61-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
12.5 primary output · 31.2 efficiency · 8 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
62.6
12.5 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
39.9
7 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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