George Farmer (wide receiver, born 1993)

George Farmer

George Farmer

George Farmer during the 2012 season.
USC Trojans No. 8
Position Wide receiver
Class Junior
Career history
College
High school Gardena (CA) Junípero Serra
Personal information
Date of birth July 4, 1993
Place of birth Los Angeles, California
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at ESPN.com

George Farmer (born July 4, 1993) is an American football wide receiver. He graduated in 2011 from Junípero Serra High School in Gardena, California, and is now in his junior year at the University of Southern California.[1]

Early years

Farmer was regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, and was listed as the No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the class of 2011.[2] He has been featured as Sports Illustrated′s "High School Player of the Week" in October 2010,[3] and participated in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

At Junípero Serra High School, Farmer was a teammate of former USC Trojan wideouts Robert Woods and Marqise Lee.

Farmer is son of former NFL player George Farmer, who played for both the Los Angeles Rams and Miami Dolphins in the 1980s.

Track and field

Also an excellent sprinter, Farmer finished second in the 100 meters to Remontay McClain—in a photo finish (both at 10.40 sec)—at the 2010 CIF track meet.[4]

Personal bests

Event Time (seconds) Venue Date
100 meters 10.40 Clovis, California June 4, 2010
200 meters 21.22 Clovis, California June 4, 2010

College career

Farmer played at USC as a freshman in 2011 season, playing 4 games and catching 4 passes for 42 yards and returning 3 kickoffs for a total of 59 yards. He was used even more sparingly his sophomore season, recording only 1 catch for 7 yards.

Farmer tore his ACL and MCL in preseason practice before the 2013 season, causing him to miss the entire season.[5] Despite only grabbing 30 catches for 363 yards with four touchdowns in an injury-plagued USC Trojan career, Farmer decided to enter the 2015 NFL Draft.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Biggins, Greg (December 11, 2010). "Five-star WR George Farmer commits to USC Trojans". ESPN.
  2. ↑ "Wide receivers 2011". Rivals.com. November 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wide receiver recruit George Farmer is SI's player of the week". SI.com. October 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ Bolch, Ben (June 5, 2010). "Boys' 100 is photo finish at state track meet". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ↑ Klein, Gary (April 3, 2013). "USC football: Knee injury will sideline George Farmer for season". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ George Farmer Declares For The NFL Draft

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