STILLWATER – Cowboy red-shirt junior linebacker Kamryn Farrar (5-11, 210) out of Dallas (Skyline), Texas put his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal on Monday following the end of Oklahoma State’s spring football. Farrar has been a back-up linebacker since red-shirting his freshman season in 2019. He did play two games that season and had one unassisted tackle.
The speedy Farrar played in 10 games in 2020 and finished with six tackles, five unassisted in the COVID-19 season. This past season he played in all 14 games, primarily on special teams, but some at linebacker and had 13 tackles with 2.5 sacks. His first sack came against Missouri State and then he was involved in 1.5 sacks against TCU.
This spring Farrar was hoping to get in position for more playing time. He had kind of been in former defensive coordinator Jim Knowles’ doghouse for not always being assignment sound. He had a fresh start with new coordinator Derek Mason coming in and a new position coach in Joe Bob Clements.
Farrar had a solid spring and made several tackles in The Spring Finale in Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday. However, his play was behind that of expected starters in transfer Xavier Benson, who started a season at linebacker at Texas Tech; true junior Mason Cobb, and another junior college transfer Lamont Bishop, who passed Farrar last spring.
Young linebackers Nickolas Martin, Jeff Roberson, Donovan Stephens, and new freshman Gabe Brown also had springs that moved them forward in playing plans.
No idea on where Farrar will land, but he will as he has good physical skills. He is a bit small, but that is not as much of an issue in today’s game defending spread offenses. It was 247 Sports that first reported Farrar going into the portal.
