Kris Farris

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Kris Farris
No. 72
Position Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born (1977-03-26) March 26, 1977 (age 48)
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school Santa Margarita Catholic
(Rancho Santa Margarita, California)
College UCLA
NFL draft 1999: 3rd round, 74th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played3
Games started1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kristofer Martin Farris (born March 26, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 2001. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning consensus All-American honors and winning the Outland Trophy in 1998. He was selected in the third round of the 1999 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and played professionally for the NFL's Buffalo Bills.

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Early life

Farris was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. [1] He graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, [2] where he played high school football for the Santa Margarita Eagles.

College career

Farris attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played for the Bruins from 1995 to 1998. [3] As senior in 1998, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and won the Outland Trophy as the best college football interior lineman in America.

Professional career

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Farris in the third round (seventy-fourth pick overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft, but he never appeared in a regular season game for the Steelers. [4] [5] In 2001, he played in three regular season games for the Buffalo Bills, and started one. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kris Farris Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Kris Farris. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ Dufresne, Chris (April 18, 1999). "A RIDE ON THE FARRIS WHEEL". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ National Football League, Historical Players, Kris Farris. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
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