Tight end, Ohio State, 2016–⁠20

Luke Farrell

Number
No. 89
Height
6′6″
Weight
258 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Perry, OH
Born
Oct 14, 1997, in Perry, Ohio

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Luke Farrell played tight end at Ohio State (2016–⁠20). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Farrell in round 5, No. 145 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
205
Receiving yards, 2018 (Ohio State, 13–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 145
Round 5, 2021 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Ohio State2199.5014
2018Ohio State2020510.3124
2019Ohio State711917.0222
2020Ohio State5377.4116
Career3438011.2424

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Ohio State89TEFr.
2018Ohio State89TESo.
2019Ohio State89TEJr.
2020Ohio State89TESr.6′6″258

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Ohio State20.58––1.2–
2018Ohio State250.47––11.73%
2019Ohio State111.14––12.5–
2020Ohio State51.07––5.4–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Ohio State 4 games, 5 catches, 37 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 24vs.NebraskaW 52–⁠171505
Oct 31atPenn StateW 38–⁠25116016
Nov 7vs.RutgersW 49–⁠271505
Jan 1 ✦vs.ClemsonW 49–⁠2821118
2019 Ohio State 6 games, 7 catches, 119 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 28atNebraskaW 48–⁠7116016
Oct 5vs.Michigan StateW 34–⁠10121121
Nov 16atRutgersW 56–⁠21236122
Nov 30atMichiganW 56–⁠27114014
Dec 7vs.WisconsinW 34–⁠21121021
Dec 28 ✦vs.ClemsonL 23–⁠29111011
2018 Ohio State 9 games, 20 catches, 205 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8vs.RutgersW 52–⁠3219110
Oct 6vs.IndianaW 49–⁠26113013
Oct 13vs.MinnesotaW 30–⁠14237024
Oct 20atPurdueL 20–⁠49424012
Nov 3vs.NebraskaW 36–⁠31333017
Nov 10atMichigan StateW 26–⁠6110010
Nov 17atMarylandW 52–⁠51444019
Nov 24vs.MichiganW 62–⁠39216010
Jan 1 ✦vs.WashingtonW 28–⁠231909
2017 Ohio State 2 games, 2 catches, 19 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atIndianaW 49–⁠21114014
Sep 30atRutgersW 56–⁠01505

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′5½″
Weight251 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan78⅞″
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.69 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 52 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Jacksonville Jaguars87560
2022Jacksonville Jaguars44400
2023Jacksonville Jaguars10131550
2024Jacksonville Jaguars1212670
2025San Francisco 49ers1311852
2026 (so far)San Francisco 49ers52190
NFL career52494222

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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