EAGLE ALUMNI

Kris Farris - UCLA

As a senior, Kris was 2nd Team All-League and 1st Team All-County by the LA Times. He received a full scholarship to UCLA where he started at Tackle. Farris won the 1998 Outland Trophy Award which celebrates the nations top interior lineman.  Kris won the award as junior, and didn't give up a sack the entire season. Kris was also named to the first team AP All-American team.

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Farris in the third round (seventy-fourth pick overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. He later played for the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons. Over the years Kris has helped out the eagles O-Line during summers assisting coach Mielke and the rest of the Offensive Line in One-on-One drills.

Collegiate Honors

  • 1998: Consensus All-American: Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, College & Pro Football Newsweekly and Football Digest
  • 1998: All-Pac-12 First-Team Offense Selection
  • 1998: Outland Trophy Award