2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 52
Pat Farrell
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 285
- Major:
- Advertising
- Hometown:
- Oak Lawn, Ill.
- High School:
- St. Rita
Pronunciation: FAIR-uhl
2026 Junior
- Attended the Uplifting Athletes Leadership Development Conference in Philadelphia
2025 Sophomore
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in all 12 games
- 11 tackles (three solo) with 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and two pass breakups
- 1.5 sack is tied for fourth on the team
- Half a sack and a PBU in win vs. Maryland (11/15/25)
- Half a TFL and a PBU at Washington (10/25/25)
- Career-high three tackles (two solo) at #19 Indiana (9/20/25)
- First-career solo sack in win vs. Western Michigan (9/13/25)
2024 Redshirt Freshman
- 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
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