Caleb Farley

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Caleb Farley
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Farley in 2021
No. 3 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1998-11-02) November 2, 1998 (age 25)
Maiden, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Maiden
(Maiden, North Carolina)
College:Virginia Tech (2017–2020)
NFL draft:2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Pass deflections:
1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Caleb Ray Farley (born November 2, 1998) is an

2021 NFL Draft
.

Early years

Farley attended

touchdowns and rushed for 2,574 yards with 37 rushing touchdowns. For his career he had 10,425 total yards and 124 touchdowns.[1] He committed to Virginia Tech to play college football.[2]

College career

Farley originally intended to be a

torn ACL.[3] Returning from the injury in 2018, he was converted into a cornerback.[4] He finished the season with 36 tackles, two interceptions and a sack.[5] In 2019 Farley was named a first-team All-ACC after recording 20 tackles, four interceptions, and a touchdown.[6][7][8]

Farley returned to Virginia Tech for his junior season in 2020 but later opted out due to COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
6 ft 1+7⁄8 in
(1.88 m) 		197 lb
(89 kg) 		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)
All values from
Pro Day[11][12]
Farley after being drafted by the Titans

Farley was considered a very risky prospect for the upcoming

NFL Draft due to concerns over his multiple injuries and recent back problems.[13] As a result, his draft stock fell and he was regarded as a high risk-high reward player.[14]

Farley was drafted by the

2021 NFL Draft.[15] On May 13, 2021, the Titans signed Farley to a fully guaranteed four-year, $13.945 million contract.[16] Heading into training camp, Farley was placed on the non-football injury list on July 24, 2021. [17] He passed a physical and was activated off the non-football injury list on August 2, 2021, playing in his first practice the same day.[18]

In Week 6, Farley suffered a torn ACL and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 19, 2021.[19][20]

Farley entered the 2022 season as a backup cornerback for the Titans. He played in nine games before suffering a herniated disk in his back in Week 10. He was placed on injured reserve on November 15, 2022.[21] On December 8, the Titans announced that Farley would miss the remainder of the season. after undergoing a microdiscectomy on his back.[22]

Farley began the 2023 season on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.[23]

Personal life

On August 22, 2023, Farley's home in Mooresville, North Carolina, was leveled in an explosion, killing his father Robert Farley and injuring another man.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Virginia Tech bound athlete demolishes state, school records".
  2. ^ Bitter, Andy. "Hokies add '17 commitment from athlete Caleb Farley". The Roanoke Times.
  3. ^ Wood, Norm. "Hokies lose promising freshman WR Caleb Farley for the season". The Virginian-Pilot.
  4. ^ "For Virginia Tech's Caleb Farley and family, football is a bandage on a wound". ESPN.com. October 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Barber, Mike. "Virginia Tech's Caleb Farley more than 'a kid with potential' now". Culpeper Star-Exponent.
  6. The Observer News Enterprise
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  7. ^ "VT Cornerback Caleb Farley Should Be Top DB In ACC After Breakout 2019 Season". SI.com.
  8. ^ Wood, Norm. "Enjoying breakout season for Hokies, Farley finds comfort in making the big play". Daily Press.
  9. ^ Barber, Mike. "Virginia Tech's Caleb Farley to return for junior season; status for Belk Bowl undecided". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  10. ^ "Top Virginia Tech CB Caleb Farley skipping 2020 season because of coronavirus, will enter 2021 NFL draft". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Caleb Farley Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech, CB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  13. ^ Trimble, Kyle (April 12, 2021). "NFL DRAFT INJURY IMPACT: VIRGINIA TECH CB CALEB FARLEY". Cover1.net. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  14. ^ Pelissero, Tom; Ian Rapoport (April 27, 2021). "Virginia Tech CB prospect Caleb Farley's stock one of biggest questions in 2021 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "Titans fill void at CB, select Virginia Tech standout Caleb Farley No. 22 overall". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  16. ^ "Roundup: Titans, CB Caleb Farley agree to four-year, $13.495M rookie deal". NFL.com. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  17. ^ Wyatt, Jim (July 24, 2021). "Titans Place DB Caleb Farley on Non-Football Injury List, While Placing Bud Dupree on PUP List". TennesseeTitans.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  18. ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 2, 2021). "Titans Activate CB Caleb Farley Off Non-Football Injury List, OL Ty Sambrailo and RB Jeremy McNichols Off PUP List". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  19. ^ Moraitis, Mike (October 19, 2021). "Report: Titans' Caleb Farley, Cam Batson out for season with torn ACLs". titanswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  20. ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 19, 2021). "Titans Place CB Caleb Farley, WR Cameron Batson on Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com.
  21. ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 15, 2022). "Titans Promote LB Joe Schobert, DL Larrell Murchison to Team's 53-Man Roster While Placing CB Caleb Farley on Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com.
  22. ^ "Tennessee Titans CB Caleb Farley undergoes back surgery and will miss the rest of the season". tennessean.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  23. ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 29, 2023). "Titans Trim Roster Ahead of NFL's Deadline". TennesseeTitans.com.
  24. ^ Rudicel, Savannah; Memrick, Matthew; Ullmann, Jesse; Lankford, Ciara; Lomis, Connor (August 23, 2023) [August 22, 2023]. "Father of NFL player Caleb Farley killed in Mooresville home explosion". Queen City News. Charlotte, North Carolina. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

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