THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

A four-year letterman and starter for UNA football teams from 2002-05, Farris holds the school record for most interceptions in a season as a player and has coached the North Alabama defensive secondary for the last 10 years, helping lead the Lions to nine playoff appearances.

A Jasper, Ala., native, Farris made 172 career tackles and picked off 16 passes, which he returned for 287 yards.
 
As a senior he helped lead UNA to an 11-3 record and into the semifinal round of the Division II playoffs. He was selected first-team All-Gulf South Conference, first-team Daktronics All-South Region, second-team Football Gazette All-South Region, first-team All-Ameican by Daktronics, Football Gazette, D2Football.com and Dopke.com, and he played in the Cactus Bowl Division II All-Star Game. He tied a GSC record for interceptions in a season with 10 and broke the school record for a season. He finished ninth in Division II in interceptions and 10th in passes defended. He was named National Defensive Player of the Week by Football Gazette. He was UNA's co-Male Athlete of the Year for 2005-06.

In 2004 he was a second-team  All-GSC selection and a third-team Football Gazette All-South Region pick. He made 39 total tackles and had three interceptions for 51 yards.  He started all season as a sophomore in 2003 and made 48 tackles with two interceptions. The Lions went 13-1 that season, winning a GSC title and advancing to the semifinals of the Division II playoffs. He played in ten games with four starts as a freshman and made 36 tackles with one interception.

Following his playing career at UNA he signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns. He received his Bacherlor's of Business Administration degree from UNA in 2007 and was chosen for UNA's Football Team of the Decade for 2000-2009.

For two seasons he worked as a graduate assistant on the UNA coaching staff and worked a year prior to that as a student assistant. He then served as a restricted earnings coach in 2010 and 2011, working with the cornerbacks.  In his 10 seasons as a coach at UNA, Farris has been a part of nine NCAA Playoff teams and five Gulf South Conference Championship teams.