James Farrior
James Farrior in 2006.
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| Position: | Middle linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 6, 1975 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Petersburg, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Chesterfield (VA) Matoaca | ||||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 1,412 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 35.5 |
| Interceptions: | 11 |
| Forced fumbles: | 18 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
James Alfred Farrior (born January 6, 1975) is a retired American football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Virginia. He played with the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers, and earned two Super Bowl rings with the Steelers (XL and XLIII).
Farrior was born in Ettrick, Virginia. He was a Parade High School All-America selection and named Virginia's Group AA Co-Offensive Player of the Year as senior at Matoaca High School in his hometown and birthplace of Ettrick, Virginia. He was also selected first-team All-Conference at both FB and LB, also earned All-Metro and All-State honors, he was The Richmond Times-Dispatch co-Player of the Year after posting 78 tackles, 11 sacks, five blocked kicks, four forced fumbles and two interceptions, he rushed the ball 105 times for 1,006 (9.6 avg.) and 22 TD and had 19 receptions for 340 yards (17.9 avg.) and 4 TDs receiving as a senior fullback. He earned All-Metro, district and region honors as a junior, lettered three times in football, track and wrestling.
Farrior played for coach George Welsh's Virginia Cavaliers football team while attending the University of Virginia. During his career there, he racked up 381 tackles, ranking him third on the school's all-time list. In 1996 season, Farrior earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team honors as a senior while registering 107 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, 7 passes defensed, and 6.5 sacks. He even played against his future head coach, Mike Tomlin, while Tomlin was a wide receiver at William & Mary.
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