Titans' Caleb Farley Likely Won't Be Effective Right Away From ACL Injury

Caleb Farley - SIC Score 36

Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley has an extensive injury history dating back to his days at Virginia Tech. The injuries that caused Farley’s draft stock to fall continued to haunt him in his first year in the NFL. 

During his first start in Week 6 against the Buffalo Bills, the rookie tore his ACL in his left knee. He had torn his right ACL during his freshman year at Virginia Tech. 

Farley continues to rehab from the October injury to get himself back to his pre-injury self by the start of the season. The second-year cornerback wore a large brace on his left knee as he participated in OTAs in June. 

Our team of Pro Football Docs are not confident Farley will perform well in coverage given the difficulties he will have with acceleration and deceleration. 

Not only does the recent ACL injury concern them but also the herniated L5 disc in his back. He suffered the injury during a workout, forcing him to miss the last two games of the 2019 season . This is a red flag because the herniated disk could flare up at any point during the season. 

Farley previously re-aggravated his back as he prepared for the 2021 NFL draft. He had to have back surgery to address the herniated disk just a month before the draft. He began training camp with the Titans on the Non-Football Injury List. A shoulder injury also limited Farley for the start of the season.

Considering the former 22nd overall pick only appeared in three games last season, he posted a modest 4 solo tackles with 7 receptions allowed on 9 targets. Pro Football Focus gave Farley a 45.7 overall grade with a 40.7 in coverage and 71.8 in run defense for his rookie year. 

While Farley appeared in drills during OTAs, the Docs think he will start the season on the Physically Unable to Perform List. If so, he would have to sit out for the first six weeks of the season.