University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2019 (Senior):

• Named to the all-Mountain West honorable mention team.
• Selected as the team’s Coach Bob Wagner Defensive MVP.             
• Played in 14 games, starting all of them at cornerback.
• Finished sixth on the team with 54 tackles
• Had 39 solo tackles, along with 1.5 tackles-for-loss.
• One of only two players with double-digit passes defended (11) and pass breakups (10).
• Returned his only interception of the year for 100 yards and a touchdown versus Army,   the longest interception return in program history.
• Accounted for a season-high seven tackles against Central Arkansas. 
• Competed in the 2020 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. 

2018 (Junior):

• Named honorable mention all-Mountain West.
• Played in all 14 games, starting 13 at cornerback.
• Led the team with 11 pass breakups.
• Recorded one interception at BYU.
• Recorded 45 tackles, including 35 solo.
• Notched a season-high six tackles against Rice and at Fresno State.

2017 (Sophomore):

• Started all 11 games he played in.
• Missed only game of the season at Wyoming.
• Recorded 43 tackles, including 27 solo.
• Made lone interception of the year at Nevada, returning it 15 yards, added a career-high nine tackles in that game.
• Had three tackles, an assisted tackle-for-loss, and three pass breakups in a win over San José State.
• Scored against the Spartans when he returned a blocked PAT for a UH defensive conversion.
• Had no less than three tackles in each game that he played. 

2016 (Freshman):

• Appeared in all 14 games at cornerback with six starts.
• Recorded 29 total tackles, including 20 solo.
• Broke up three passes and made his first career interception at San Diego State.
• Made his first career start at Air Force and contributed two tackles.
• Produced a season-high nine stops against Boise State.
• Closed the regular season against Massachusetts with four tackles and a season-best two breakups, including a crucial knockdown in the endzone on fourth down that sealed the UH win in the waning moments of the game.

2015:

• Redshirted.

Prep:

• A 2015 graduate of Coral Springs Charter High School in Florida.
• Played four years as a defensive back and wide receiver.
• Tallied 32 tackles, including 19 solo stops, deflecting eight passes, with two interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
• Made six receptions for 153 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries.
• Had a long reception of 89 yards on the season.
• Ranked in the Miami Herald Top 150 recruits.
• Earned second-team all-Broward County honors.
• Also ran track for Coral Springs, his 4x100-meter relay finished third at the 2015 FHSAA Region 4 Class 2A meet.

Personal:

• Born in Saginaw, Mich.
• Nickname is “Roe."
• Graduated with a degree in sociology and political science.
• Has two older sisters and two younger brothers.
• Parents are Lisa and Rojesterman Farris, Sr., of Coral Springs, Fla.