CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2017)
• All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2016)
SENIOR (2017)
• Appeared in 11 games, making 10 starts at linebacker.
• Totaled 59 tackles (27 solo, 32 assisted) to go along with 6.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
• Registered eight tackles at South Carolina (9/23) to go along with an 11-yard tackle for loss.
• Recorded a career-high 13 tackles in regular season finale versus UTSA (11/25).
JUNIOR (2016)
• Saw action in all 14 games, while starting 11 for the Bulldogs.
• Registered 75 total tackles (43 solo, 32 assisted) with 7.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks for a loss of 10 yards, three QB hurries and one fumble recovery for a touchdown.
• Recovered his first career fumble and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown in LA Tech's win at UMass (10/15).
• Had a season-high 10 tackles (four solo, six assisted) versus UTEP (10/1).
SOPHOMORE (2015)
• Played in all 13 games, totaling 24 tackles (14 solo, 10 assisted) with one sack.
• Registered a season-high four total tackles (one solo, three assisted) in season opener against Southern (9/5).
• Tallied first career sack to go along with three tackles (one solo, two assisted) against UTSA (10/10).
• Tied season high with four tackles (two solo, two assisted), including an assist on a tackle for loss against North Texas (11/7).
FRESHMAN (2014)
• Registered 23 total tackles on the year (12 solo, 11 assisted) in 14 games played with one tackle for a loss of two yards.
• Recorded his first career tackle at Louisiana-Lafayette (9/6).
• Led the team with nine total tackles (six solo, three assisted) against UTSA (10/18), a season high.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Livonia High School in 2014, lettering in football and track.
• Won the Warrick Dunn Award for the being the top football player in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area and was a first team all-state honoree while leading his team to the state championship game.
• During his senior season, ran the ball 222 times for 1,680 yards and 13 touchdowns while the two-way player also tallied 156 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, two sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one defensive touchdown as a linebacker.
• Coached by David Brewerton.
PERSONAL
Russell Donnie Farris, Jr. ... Son of Russell Sr. and Michelle Farris ... Born on April 13, 1996 in Baton Rouge ... Has two siblings: Russell and Mitchelle ... Chose Louisiana Tech over Southern Miss, McNeese State, Nicholls State and Southeastern Louisiana ... Recruited by Joe Sloan.
