Koa Farmer: LB · Penn State · #7.
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Koa Farmer
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Penn State linebacker corps. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Rutgers — Week 12, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 52 | 25 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 48 | 19 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Penn State | 29 | 14 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 129 | 58 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-38vs App State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-6@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-24@ Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-27vs No. 4 Ohio State | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 17-21vs Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-28@ Indiana | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-24vs No. 18 Iowa | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-42@ No. 5 Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-10vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-7@ Rutgers | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-3vs Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-27vs No. 16 Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 25 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups52 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
4 seasons under James Franklin — 38-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
42.6%
379 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 129 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
