Neil Farrell Jr.: DE · LSU · #92.
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Neil Farrell Jr.
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fifth year in the same defensive front at LSU. First career honor, 2021: All-SEC. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Florida, Week 7, 2021.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-38@ UCLA | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs McNeese | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-21vs Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-25@ Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-24vs No. 22 Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-42@ No. 16 Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-42vs No. 20 Florida | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-31@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 7 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 10 | L 14-20@ No. 3 Alabama | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 13-16vs Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-14vs UL Monroe | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24vs No. 14 Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 20 | 9.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%2 sacksTFL rate
21%10 TFL45 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
5 seasons under Ed Orgeron — 45-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
50.8%
443 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
72.7
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
463 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #236 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at LSU, 8 sacks — drafted at #126 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ed Orgeron.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 5th NFL season
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 5th NFL season
