Farmer is a tone-setting mauler who plays with a nasty disposition and legitimate knockout power at the point of attack — when he locks onto you in the run game, the play is over. His elite arm length (34 3/4 inches) and stout anchor give him a reliable floor in pass protection, but inconsistent technique — late hands, rising pad level, and a tendency to lunge — creates rep-to-rep variance that will drive NFL coaches crazy before they fix it. The tools are tantalizing and the Senior Bowl dominance was real, but this is a player you're drafting on projection more than polish. In the right gap-heavy scheme with patient coaching, Farmer has the ceiling of a decade-long starter; in the wrong system, the technique issues could keep him on the bench.
- Elite play strength and punch power that physically displaces interior defenders and collapses gaps on combo blocks
- Stout anchor in pass protection — refuses to be driven back into the pocket and absorbs power rushes with ease
- Elite arm length for a guard (34 3/4 inches) that extends his reach and gravitational pull on blocks
- Dominant pulling ability — loads and explodes into contact with violent force, effective kicking DEs and wrapping on LBs
- Nasty demeanor and attacking mentality that sets the tone for the entire offensive line
- Inconsistent technique: hand placement arrives late and wide, pad level rises in pass sets, and strike timing is predictable enough to get beaten by swipes and swims
- Limited positional versatility — all 1,637 career snaps at right guard with no center or tackle experience
- Struggles to sustain blocks in space and when working on the move, with leaning tendencies that cause him to fall off pulls
- Mental lapses where he assumes the play is over and releases his block prematurely before the ball is thrown
Kyle Crabbs explicitly comped Farmer to a hybrid of John Simpson and Robert Hunt — powerful, mauling guards who win with physicality and nastiness rather than finesse. Simpson's raw power profile with Hunt's punch violence captures the playing style, though Farmer's technique issues make Bradford (Anthony Bradford, 6.6 grade in 2023) the more realistic floor comp per Brandon Thorn.