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Luke Farrell San Francisco 49ers · #89

Tight End · 6' 5", 250 lbs · Perry, OH · Age 29

Luke Farrell is a Tight End for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 145th overall, 2021. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 19 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 145th overall6-yr veteran
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San Francisco 49ers · #89 · Tight End
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Season avg2 rec · 19 yds · 0 td
Career avg49 rec · 422 yds · 2 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
2rec
19yds
0td
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Scouting report

Luke Farrell — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Luke Farrell is a Tight End for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 145th overall, 2021. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 19 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Volume
Solid · offense
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Scoring
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Big-play
Strong · offense
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Target share
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Luke Farrell stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1159 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
46Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Luke Farrell — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
19 YDS
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Volume
2 REC
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Big-play
9.5 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Luke Farrell

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
6
rec
2–10
46
rec yds
20–72
1
td
0–1
8
targets
3–14
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 6 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+4.7
Age curve
-0.4
Net vs last season+4.3 rec
Everything it reads
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6 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 29 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Luke Farrell career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2021157560118.0
2022174400410.0
2023171315501511.9
20241712670175.6
20251711852147.7
2026 in progress · 4 games4219039.5
Career8749422264
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
98off index
99def index
+63net
95%playoff odds
63roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (98), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 97, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Luke Farrell

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-10-14

The beginning

Luke Farrell is a Tight End for the San Francisco 49ers, in his 6th NFL season.

San Francisco 49ers

Turning pro

Drafted 145th overall, 2021 as a Tight End.

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Luke Farrell is a San Francisco 49ers tight end, drafted 145th overall, 2021.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has caught 49 passes for 422 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for 19 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Farrell's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
250 lbs
Draft
145th overall, 2021
Born
Perry, OH
Age
29
Jersey
#89
Background

Luke Farrell is from Perry, OH and is 29 years old. He was drafted 145th overall, 2021 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 250 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has caught 49 passes for 422 yards and 2 touchdowns. Farrell is currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

The person

Luke Farrell is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 49 passes for 422 yards and 2 touchdowns across 6 seasons (2021–2026).

Receiving49 career receptions for 422 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Best season13 catches for 155 yards in 2023.
Draft pedigree145th overall, 2021.
Durability87 career games played.
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FAQ

Luke Farrell — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Luke Farrell, answered.

What position does Luke Farrell play?
Luke Farrell is a Tight End for the San Francisco 49ers.
When was Luke Farrell drafted?
Luke Farrell was drafted 145th overall, 2021.
How many seasons has Luke Farrell played?
6 (2021–2026).
What are Luke Farrell's career stats?
He has caught 49 passes for 422 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Luke Farrell career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE2
behind the starter
Snap share
51%
of offensive snaps
Target share
3%
WOPR 0.06

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ LA
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
54
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 5
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
46
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ LAW2 vs MIAW3 vs ARIW4 vs DENW5 @ SEAW6 vs WASW7 @ ATLW8 · BYEW9 vs LVW10 @ DALW11 vs MINW12 vs SEAW13 @ NYGW14 vs LAW15 @ LACW16 @ KCW17 vs PHIW18 @ ARI

Each week grades Luke Farrell's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2023
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2023 Wk13 · Toe (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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