Joshua Farmer: DL · Florida State · #5.
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Joshua Farmer
Wins the gap play after play. Four seasons in the Florida State defensive front to date. Named All-ACC two seasons running, most recently in 2024. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Duke — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida State | 28 | 11 | 8.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 31 | 9 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 13 | 9 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 73 | 29 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-20vs Memphis | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 14-9vs California | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 5 | L 16-42@ SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-29vs No. 15 Clemson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-23@ Duke | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 11-35vs North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-7vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 11-31vs Florida | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 11 | 8.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 14-9
vs California
1 sack · 3.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 5 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%8 TFLSack rate
14%4 sacksHurry rate
21%6 hurries28 tackles · 8 for loss · 4 sacks.
4 seasons under Mike Norvell — 30-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
48.8%
354 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
60.5
12 games
Team sack rate
12.0%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #251 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida State, 11 sacks — drafted at #137 overall by the New England Patriots.
A stat line in 30 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Norvell.
Next stop · NFL
New England PatriotsEntering 2nd NFL season
New England PatriotsEntering 2nd NFL season
