University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Kris Farris - #71
Offensive Left Tackle
6-9, 310, Jr.**
Mission Viejo, CA
Santa Margarita HS
UCLA -- Kris enters his junior season considered one of the top offensive left tackles in the nation and a definite All-America candidate ... Selected first-team pre-season All-American by Lindy's College Football magazine ... Rated the nation's No. 1 offensive tackle by Lindy's and The Sporting News ... Also named second-team All-American by College Sports News.com ... He is exceptionally gifted athlete for a player his size ... Possesses a 27.5-inch vertical leap and his 326.5-pound power clean is the best among the offensive linemen ... Entered Spring Practice bigger and stronger than ever ... His added strength has enabled him to become a more dominant run blocker ... Bends his knees well and has an aggressive attitude ... Has also made great strides in his pass protection technique ... Has started all 23 games in which he has played.
1997 -- A fixture at left tackle, Farris started all 12 games as a sophomore ... Earned All-Pacific-10 honorable mention from the league's coaches and was also a Pac-10 Academic honorable mention selection ... Offensive winner of UCLA's Captain Don Brown Memorial Award for Most Improved Player ... A major factor in the success of an offense that produced UCLA's first 3,000-yard passer (Cade McNown) and the nation's leading touchdown scorer (Skip Hicks) ... Played at least 60 snaps at left tackle in 11 of 12 games, including 85 vs. Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl, 82 at Washington State, 76 at Stanford, 72 at USC and 70 at Oregon.
1996 -- Kris did an outstanding job as a redshirt freshman ... Started all 11 games at left tackle, one of six offensive players to accomplish that feat ... The third freshman to start at that spot in the last seven years (Craig Novitsky was a redshirt freshman in 1990 and Jonathan Ogden was a true freshman in 1992 when he moved into the lineup at mid-season), he was a major factor in Hicks rushing for over 1,000 yards ... Played at least 49 snaps in all 11 games, including 82 against Arizona State, 69 at Oregon, 67 at California, 66 versus Northeast Louisiana and 65 against Stanford ... Recovered a fumble of an interception at Oregon.
1995 -- Did not see action in his first season with the varsity and has two years of eligibility remaining.
HIGH SCHOOL -- Lettered two years for coach Jim Hartigan at Santa Margarita High ... Named to Blue Chips Illustrated All-America team as a senior in 1994 ... Also All-West and No. 14 line prospect in the West by Blue Chips ... Selected All-Far West by Super Prep and Tom Lemming ... First-team L.A. Times All-Orange County ... Long Beach Press-Telegram "Best in the West" honorable mention ... Named second team All-Sea View League in 1993 and 1994 ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Named a Pre-Season Reebok Top 100 ... Broke school's single-season de-cleater record with 38 and is career leader with 47.
PERSONAL -- Full Name: Kristofer Martin Farris ... Parents: Marty and Debbie Farris ... Born: March 26, 1977 in St. Paul, MN ... Has three sisters, Kimberly, Kelly, Karly ... Enjoys writing screen plays ... Admires work of Steven Spielberg ... Lists Anfernee Hardaway and Steve Young as the athletes he admires the most ... Student body President in 1994-95 at his high school ... Junior Class President in 1993-94 ... Named Senior of the Month for November of 1994 ... Earned spot on Director's Honor Roll in Fall 1995 with 3.30 grade-point average and Fall 1996 (3.57) ... English major.