GENERAL: Fifth-year player... a talented tailback who emerged as one of the premier players in Division II in 2007... a returning All-America performer who is primed for a big senior season... ranks sixth among the top returning underclassmen in rushing (124.5 ypg) and third among the top returning underclassmen in scoring (11.5 ppg) from the 2007 season... enters the 2008 season with 1,905 career rushing yards, needing 39 yards to break into PSU’s all-time top 20 list... holds the PSU bench press (345 lbs.), squat (545 lbs.) and incline press (310 lbs.) records for his weight class... a 2008 PSU team captain.

In 2007: Started all 11 games... carried the ball 247 times for 1,370 yards (5.5 ypc) and 20 TDs... also caught 31 passes for 291 yards (9.4 ypc) and one score... ranked seventh in Division II in scoring (11.5 ppg) and 19th nationally in rushing (134.5 ypg)... ranked second in the MIAA in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards (151.0 ypg)... garnered first-team All-MIAA honors and honorable mention All-America accolades from Football Gazette... twice named the MIAA Offensive Player of the Week: vs. East Central (Sept. 1) and vs. MSSU (Sept. 15)... rushed for a career-high 179 yards and two TDs vs. MSSU... had 130 yards and a career-best four TDs vs. ECU... turned in a 156-yard, three-TD effort vs. NWMSU (Oct. 6)... logged eight 100-yard rushing games on the year.

In 2006: Saw action in all 12 games including two starts... carried the ball 33 times for 254 yards (7.2 ypc) and three TDs... also caught 22 passes for 262 yards and one TD... rushed for a season-high 81 yards and two TDs vs. SBU (Oct. 21)... compiled 118 all-purpose yards in that game against the Bearcats... scored first receiving TD vs. No. 19 Washburn (Oct. 7).

In 2005: Saw action in 10 games including one start... carried the ball 57 times for 296 yards (5.2 ypc) and six TDs... also caught 16 passes for 184 yards... carried the ball eight times for a season-best 65 yards and two TDs vs. SBU (10/15)... also caught four passes for 70 yards vs. Truman (10/22)... missed four games between Sept. 10 - Oct. 1 due to injury.

In 2004: Redshirt season.

In High School: A Kansas Top 11 (All-State, All-Class) selection as a senior at St. Mary’s-Colgan High in 2003... rushed 189 times for 2,529 yards (12.9 ypc) and 41 TDs in 2003... also a first-team All-CNC League honoree... compiled 4,118 career rushing yards with 80 TDs... helped the Panthers to 54 straight wins and four Class 2A state titles (2000-03)... a 2004 Kansas Shrine Bowl participant.

Personal: Born November 26, 1985... son of C.L. and Paula Farabi... a first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® selection in 2007, after earning second-team All-District VII honors in 2006... a finalist for the 2007-08 Ken B. Jones Award as the MIAA Male Student-Athlete of the Year... also a two-year member of the MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (2006-07) and a member of the MIAA All-Academic Team in 2007... has a 3.79 GPA as a management major.

Rushing Statistics
Year  G  Att   Yds  Avg  Yds/G  Lng  TDs
2005 10    57   296     5.2     29.6      42     6
2006 12    33   239     7.2     19.9      35     3
2007 11  247 1370    5.5   124.5      46   20
Totals 33 337 1905 5.7 57.7 46 29

Receiving Statistics
Year G Rec Yds Avg Yds/G Lng TDs
2005 10 16 184 11.5 18.4 28 0
2006 12 22 172 7.8 14.3 19 1
2007 11 31 291 9.4 26.5 25 1
Totals 33 69 647 9.4 19.6 28 2