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Kyle Hess
Kyle Hess
Kyle Hess

12 Derrick Farrow

  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 202
  • Position DB
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cochran, Ga.
  • High School Bleckley County HS
  • Prev School East Central CC

Biography

CAREER HONORS
2015: Second Team All-Big South Conference
2015:  Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14)
2015:  HERO Sports Defensive Studs of the Week (Sept. 14)
2015:  CFPA FCS Defensive Awards Watch List
2015: Kennesaw State Defensive Player of the Game (Sept. 12)
2015:  Kennesaw State Defensive Player of the Game (Oct. 10)
2015: Kennesaw State Special Teams Player of the Game (Sept. 12)

2015 (JUNIOR): Played a key role on the defensive side of the ball, making nine starts in 11 games for Kennesaw State…Selected to the Big South Conference Second Team…Named one of 32 defensive backs to the 2015 FCS Defensive Awards Watch List…Ranked ninth in the FCS and led the Big South with four forced fumbles, including three in one game…Ranked second on the team in total tackles with 63 (51 ua, 12 a)…Totaled 2.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards…Compiled three sacks for 18 yards, which ranked second on the team…Produced one interception and two pass breakups…Recorded four tackles (3 ua, 1 a) in the Owls’ inaugural football game at ETSU (Sept. 3)…Followed with a five tackle and three forced fumbles performance versus Edward Waters (Sept. 12) in the home opener…Totaled nine tackles (6 ua, 3 a) and a pass breakup at Dayton (Sept. 26)…Recorded an interception versus Point (Oct. 10)…Produced seven tackles in the Owls’ first Big South Conference victory in program history versus Gardner-Webb (Oct. 17)…Followed that performance with eight tackles (3 ua, 5 a) on the road at Liberty (Oct. 24)…Recorded his fourth forced fumble versus Monmouth (Oct. 31)…Tallied a career-best 10 tackles (solo) and a pass breakup on the road at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 14).

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Ranked as the No. 3 junior college safety in the country while at East Central Community College…Named to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-Star Game…2014: Named to Mississippi Association of Community and Junior College All-Star Game…Totaled 49 tackles, including 39 solo, and one fumble recovery during sophomore campaign…2013: Recorded 61 tackles and one interception as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Beckley County High School in Cochran, Ga…Served as team captain…2012: First Team 4-AA All Region Team, Second Team Georgia Sportswriters Association All-State, Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game...Selected second team all-state and first team all-region as a senior while helping the Royals to an 8-3 record…Voted team Most Valuable Player…Played in the East vs. West and North vs. South All-Star Games in 2012…Rushed for 521 yards on 58 carries and scored 11 touchdowns while averaging 8.9 yards per carry…Also collected five interceptions.

PERSONAL: Born January 18, 1995 in Hawkinsville, Ga…A resident of Cochran, Ga…Attended Beckley County High School in Cochran, Ga…Parents are Casandra Farrow and Demetrice Wells…Has a sister (Fellisia) and two brothers (Demetreon and D’Mitri)…plans to major in physical education.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2015Junior

    DB
    6'2" 204 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2016Senior

    DB
    6'2" 202 lbs
    12