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Illinois Fighting Illini

52 Pat Farrell

  • Position DL
  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 280
  • Major Advertising
  • Hometown Oak Lawn, Ill.
  • High School St. Rita
  • Instagram farrellpatrick_
  • Twitter patfarrell28

Biography

Pronunciation: FAIR-uhl

2024 Redshirt Sophomore 

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in all 13 games with one start
  • Four tackles (two solo), 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and one QB hurry on the season 
  • Half sack for a loss of a yard against #9 Penn State (9/28/24)
  • Season-high two tackles (one solo) at Nebraska (9/20/24)
  • One solo tackle and a QB hurry in Illinois debut against EIU (8/29/24)

2023 Freshman

  • Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

High School 

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
  • Position ranks: #106 (247), #107 (ESPN), #107 (On3)
  • State ranks: #18 (ESPN), #24 (Rivals), #25 (On3), #26 (247)
  • Played for head coach Todd Kuska at St. Rita
  • Two-year letterwinner
  • 2022 CCL Green Defensive MVP
  • 2022 All-Chicago Catholic League first team
  • 52 tackles, 8.0 TFLs, 5.0 sacks, one interception as a senior
  • 52 tackles and 4.0 sacks as a junior
  • Academic all-state

Personal

  • Born on October 28, 2004
  • Son of Kevin and Rhonda Farrell
  • Two sisters, Tara and Morgan
  • Chose Illinois because, “I want a great education and I loved the environment.”
  • Majoring in advertising

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    OLB
    6'5" 240 lbs
  • 52

    2023Freshman

    OLB
    6'5" 265 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    DL
    6'5" 280 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2025Sophomore

    DL
    6'5" 280 lbs
    52