:Kris Farris
{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kris Farris
| image =
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| caption =
| number = 72
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|3|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place = St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = Santa Margarita Catholic
{{nowrap|(Rancho Santa Margarita, California)}}
| college = UCLA
| draftyear = 1999
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 74
| teams =
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1999}})
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2000}})*
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2001}})
- Greenbay Packers ({{NFL Year|2002}})*
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2002|2003}})*
| highlights =
- Consensus All-American (1998)
- Outland Trophy (1998)
- First-team All-Pac-10 (1998)
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 3
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 1
| pfr = FarrKr20
}}
Kristofer Martin Farris (born March 26, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 2001. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning consensus All-American honors and winning the Outland Trophy in 1998. He was selected in the third round of the 1999 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and played professionally for the NFL's Buffalo Bills.
Early life
Farris was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.{{Cite web |title=Kris Farris Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FarrKr20.htm |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California,databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111121184757/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FARRIKRI01 Kris Farris]}}. Retrieved January 27, 2012. where he played high school football for the Santa Margarita Eagles.
College career
Farris attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played for the Bruins from 1995 to 1998. As senior in 1998, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and won the Outland Trophy as the best college football interior lineman in America.
Professional career
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Farris in the third round (seventy-fourth pick overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft, but he never appeared in a regular season game for the Steelers.{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/player/krisfarris/2500598/profile Kris Farris]. Retrieved January 27, 2012. In {{NFL Year|2001}}, he played in three regular season games for the Buffalo Bills, and started one.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Outland Trophy}}
{{1998 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{Steelers1999DraftPicks}}
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Category:All-American college football players
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Buffalo Bills players
Category:Players of American football from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:UCLA Bruins football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Santa Margarita Catholic High School alumni
Category:Players of American football from Orange County, California