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H I GH SCHOOL
Southern District 7 Player of the Year … Second team all-state quarterback
behind teammate Hendon Hooker … Set a Maiden school record for rushing
in a single season with 2,574 yards … Added 37 touchdowns on the ground
to go along with 1,776 passing yards and 21 touchdowns playing for head
coach Will Byrne … His 58 total touchdowns in a single season ranks third in
North Carolina history … Set the state record for touchdowns in a game twice,
in back-to-back games, with eight in each … Threw for 1,831 yards and 20
touchdowns and rushed for 1,534 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior … His
124 career touchdowns ranked sixth in the state’s record book at the time of
his graduation.
PERSONAL
Son of Robert and Robin Farley … Born November 2, 1998 … Has one
brother, Joshua … Brother competed in track and field at Appalachian State …
Anticipates majoring in business or real estate.
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Made an appearance in 11 games with seven starts at wide receiver … Led
the team with four touchdown receptions … Finished second on the team with
51 receptions and 505 receiving yards … Earned first collegiate start Sept.
17 versus Eastern Kentucky … Piled up six catches for 52 yards and a score
against EKU … Notched season highs in both receptions (12) and receiving
yards (102) at Toledo on Nov. 16 … His longest catch (28 yards) of the season
set up a field goal against Northern Illinois on Oct. 1.
6-2 · 192 · FRESHMAN · HICKORY, N.C. · MAIDEN
6-2 · 213 · SOPHOMORE · BALTIMORE, MD. · FRANKLIN
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H I GH SCHOOL
Consensus four-star recruit as rated by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports … No. 2
defensive end in the state of Virginia by Scout and No. 3 in the East Region …
No. 8 player in the state by 247Sports.com and No. 9 in the state by ESPN …
Played for head coach Tony DeMarco … Collected 68 tackles, 33 solo, with
seven sacks, seven forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior … Also
rushed for 211 yards and registered 554 receiving yards with nine touchdowns
… 2016 USA Today all-state second-team honoree on the defensive line … All-
conference 4 football first-team selection at both wide receiver and defensive
end.
6-1 · 214 · FRESHMAN · FREDERICKSBURG, VA. · RIVERBEND
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H I GH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Jeremy Earle at Jefferson High School … Earned
honorable mention All-Hillsborough County as a senior … Finished his senior
season with 32 tackles, seven for a loss and added three sacks for 33 yards and a
forced fumble … First-team All-Western Conference … First-team Hillsborough
County All-Star … Had 38 tackles, six TFL, two sacks, a forced fumble and two
fumble recoveries as a junior … Also lettered in basketball and lacrosse.
H I GH SCHOOL
Played for head coach John Reid at Rome High School … First-team 5A All-
State by the Georgia Sportswriters … Honorable Mention 5A All-State by the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution … News-Tribune All-Area first-team … Helped lead
Rome to the 2016 5A state championship, the first in school history … Finished
with 87 tackles, 17 TFLs, two picks, three forced fumbles and one defensive
touchdown as a senior.
PERSONAL
Son of Tyrone and Labretha Griffin … Has three brothers, Ja’Kolbi, Ja’Quon and
Jamious, and one sister, Breana … Majoring in computer software engineering.
PERSONAL
Son of Treacy Murphy and James Glaze … Born on October 3, 1998 in Tampa,
Florida … Has two brothers, Zion and Jaquin, and a sister, Janice … Majoring
in business.
6-1 · 269 · FRESHMAN · TAMPA, FLA. · JEFFERSON
6-1 · 246 · FRESHMAN · ROME, GA. · ROME
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H I GH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Andy Linn at Lafayette High School … Earned all-state
honors on offense, defense and special teams as a senior … 2016 Virginia
Gazette Football Player of the Year … 2016 USA Today all-state second-team
… Totaled 949 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns … Returned six kick offs for
touchdowns … 4A first-team all-state selection at wide receiver and a second-
team selection at defensive back as a junior … Caught a Bay Rivers District-best
38 passes for 1,065 yards and 13 touchdowns … Was the district’s top punt
returner, averaging 24.6 yards per punt return and scored three times … Added
seven interceptions at the defensive back position, returning two for a touchdown.
6-0 · 180 · FRESHMAN · WILLIAMSBURG, VA. · LAFAYETTE
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