39 games/0 starts
• Originally signed as a rookie free agent, has developed into a special teams standout• Led the Vikings in defensive tackles in the 2006 preseason• Finished behind only Dovonte Edwards in 2005 to rank 2nd on the team with 13 special teams tackles• Signed immediately following the 2005 NFL Draft and moved from the Vikings’ practice squad to the active roster on 10/22/05.
• Has been selected by teammates as the Viking Special Teams MVP in 2006 and 2007. • Became the 1st Vikings player to recover a pair of onside kicks in a season in 2007. • Tied the Vikings career record, with Terry LeCount, with 2 career onside kick recoveries. • Recovered a Ryan Longwell onside kick vs. Washington (12/23) on Sunday Night Football. • Has career-best 32 special teams tackles in 2007. • His 32 special teams stops ranks tied for 3rd in Vikings single-season history. • Set a Vikings record for special teams tackles with 7 @ NY Giants (11/25). • In his 39 career games he has notched 70 special teams tackles, an average of 1.8 per game. • Recovered a Ryan Longwell onside kick vs. Philadelphia (10/28), only the 13th onside recovery in Vikings history and the 1st-ever in the 1st quarter of a game recovered by the Vikings.
Was freshman of the year at San Jose State in 2000…Transferred to San Diego State following the 2000 season…Led the Mountain West in forced fumbles in 2002…Earned SDSU Defensive MVP in 2004, Special Teams Player of the Year in 2004 and Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference in 2004…Sat out 2001 under NCAA transfer rules...Played in all 12 games for San Jose State as a true freshman en route to earning SJSU Freshman of the Year honors.2004 Started all 11 games for the Aztecs his senior season…Was 3rd on the team with 69 total tackles...Also added 7 sacks, which led the team, 2 INT’s and forced 4 fumbles.2003 Started 6 games at outside linebacker and finished the season with 52 tackles and 3.5 quarterback sacks…Recovered 2 fumbles on the season versus Air Force and UCLA…Had a season high 8 tackles versus Utah.2002 Ranked 5th on the team with 59 tackles…His 3 quarterback sacks were 4th in the MWC among linebackers…Recorded 10 tackles for loss…Had a season best 8 tackles versus UCLA…His 4 forced fumbles were tops in Mountain West.2001 Transferred to San Diego State…Sat out season under NCAA transfer guidelines, using his redshirt year.2000 Saw action in all 12 games for the Trojans as a true freshman…Recorded 10 tackles on the season…Recovered a fumble at USC…Also credited with a blocked punt…Earned SJSU freshman of the year honors.
Active in several community outreach programs during his 2 years in Minnesota, including visiting the University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital…Also commits time to Vikings Victory Visits to local hospitals and the Salvation Army…Criminal justice major who earned his bachelor’s degree in spring 2005…Looking to become a SWAT officer following his NFL career…Former Vikings’ Pro Bowl lineman Ed White served on the coaching staff at SDSU when Farwell played there…Has struck up a friendship with Vikings Hall of Famer Ron Yary...Engaged in spring 2007.