2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 1
Derrell Farrar
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Prev School:
- Appalachian State
- Hometown:
- Stone Mountain, Ga.
2025 (R-So.):
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
It was the best place for me to grow with great resources.
- 2025 CUSA All-Conference honorable mention
- Started nine of the 11 games he played in
- Missed the Missouri State game with an injury
- Led Liberty in his first year on the roster in tackles (71)
- Also led the team win both solo (38) and assisted (33) tackles
- Finished the season with 18 more tackles than any other player on Liberty’s roster
- Second on Liberty’s roster in defensive snaps played (610)
- Tied for third on the team in tackles for a loss (4.0)
- Posted three games with 10 or more tackles
- Season-best 11 tackles at Old Dominion
- 10 stops against James Madison and LA Tech
- Nine tackles at FIU, including eight solo tackles
- Transferred to Liberty from Appalachian State
- Saw playing time in 18 games during the 2022-24 seasons
- Finished his time at App State with 51 tackles (21 solo, 30 assisted)
- Added 4.5 tackles for a loss (12 yards) and 1.5 sacks (10 yards)
- Appeared in all 14 games in 2023 as a linebacker and on special teams
- Finished the 2023 season with 39 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and a half sack
- Saw playing time during the first two games of 2024
- Missed the rest of the 2024 season due to an injury
- Recorded nine tackles against Clemson in 2024
- Graduated from Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga.
- Three-star recruit as ranked by 247Sports.com
- Finished his senior season with 90 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and two sacks
- Ranked as one of the top 20 tacklers in Georgia as a senior
- Helped Grayson High School to the state title as a junior
- Recorded 10 tackles during the state championship game as a junior
- Finished his junior season with 63 tackles, 7.5 tackles for a loss and 2.0 sacks
- Also played baseball
- Son of Darna Robinson and Donnell Farrar Â
- Communications major
- Birthday is August 31
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
It was the best place for me to grow with great resources.
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