LB · #51

James Farrior

Pittsburgh Steelers

Position: Linebacker
Height / Weight: 6' 2", 243 lbs
Born: 6/1/1975 in Richmond, VA
Age: 51
College: Virginia
Draft: 1997: Rd 1, Pk 8 (NYJ)
Experience: 15th Season
Status: Inactive

Play style & archetype

Based on 2026 play-by-play data.

Archetype

Limited sample

15 NFL seasons and 1,415 career tackles. Best year: 142 in 2001.

Career statistics

Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.

Defense

Season	Team	GP	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
1997	NYJ	16	70	52	18	1.5	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1998	NYJ	12	28	17	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1999	NYJ	16	40	30	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2000	NYJ	16	55	45	10	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2001	NYJ	16	142	106	36	1	3	0	0	2	84	42.0	0	47	9	3	0	0
2002	PIT	14	82	60	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	11	0	1
2003	PIT	16	141	96	45	0	0	1	0	1	9	9.0	0	9	5	11	0	0
2004	PIT	16	94	65	29	3	3	3	0	4	113	28.3	1	41	12	7	0	0
2005	PIT	14	119	74	45	2	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	4	0	0
2006	PIT	16	128	85	43	4	2	1	0	1	1	1.0	0	1	6	5	12	0
2007	PIT	16	94	64	30	6.5	2	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	7	3	5	0
2008	PIT	16	133	87	46	3.5	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	5	7	0
2009	PIT	16	102	68	34	3	1	1	1	1	18	18.0	0	18	5	2	5	0
2010	PIT	16	109	80	29	6	1	1	8	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	5	10	0
2011	PIT	14	78	54	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	3	0	1	0
Career		230	1415	983	432	35.5	19	11	9	11	225	20.5	1	47	72	56	40	1

Scoring

Season	Team	GP	PASS	RUSH	REC	RET	TD	2PT	PAT	FG	PTS
2004	PIT	16	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
Career		230	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6

James Farrior — bio & career stats