Caleb Farley

Caleb Farley is an American football cornerback for the Virginia Tech Hokies.

Caleb Farley
Virginia Tech Hokies – No. 3
PositionCornerback
Class
Redshirt
Junior
MajorCommunication Studies
Career history
College
High schoolMaiden (Maiden, North Carolina)
Personal information
Born: (1998-11-02) November 2, 1998
Maiden, North Carolina
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-ACC (2019)

Early years

Farley attended Maiden High School in Maiden, North Carolina. He played quarterback in high school. As a senior he passed for 1,776 yards with 21 touchdowns and rushed for 2,574 yards with 37 rushing touchdowns. For his career he had 10,425 total yards and 124 touchdowns.[1] He committed to Virginia Tech to play college football.[2]

College career

Farley originally intended to be a wide receiver his freshman year at Virginia Tech in 2017, but missed the season due to a knee injury.[3] Returning from the injury in 2018, he was converted into a cornerback.[4] He finished the season with 36 tackles, two interceptions and a sack.[5] In 2019, Farley was named a first-team All-ACC after recording 20 tackles, four interceptions and one touchdown.[6][7][8]

Farley returned to Virginia Tech for his redshirt junior season in 2020 rather than enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[9] However in July 2020, Farley became the first high-profile player to skip the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic when he announced that he would instead focus on preparing for the 2021 NFL Draft.[10]

References
  1. "Virginia Tech bound athlete demolishes state, school records".
  2. Times, Andy Bitter | The Roanoke. "Hokies add '17 commitment from athlete Caleb Farley". Roanoke Times.
  3. Wood, Norm. "Hokies lose promising freshman WR Caleb Farley for the season". pilotonline.com.
  4. "For Virginia Tech's Caleb Farley and family, football is a bandage on a wound". ESPN.com. October 5, 2018.
  5. Times-Dispatch, MIKE BARBER Richmond. "Virginia Tech's Caleb Farley more than 'a kid with potential' now". Culpeper Star-Exponent.
  6. "Former Maiden standout Farley named First Team All-ACC for Hokies | The Observer News Enterprise". www.observernewsonline.com.
  7. "VT Cornerback Caleb Farley Should Be Top DB In ACC After Breakout 2019 Season". SI.com.
  8. Wood, Norm. "Enjoying breakout season for Hokies, Farley finds comfort in making the big play". dailypress.com.
  9. Times-Dispatch, MIKE BARBER Richmond. "Virginia Tech's Caleb Farley to return for junior season; status for Belk Bowl undecided". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  10. "Top Virginia Tech CB Caleb Farley skipping 2020 season because of coronavirus, will enter 2021 NFL draft". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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