Matt Farniok was born September 26, 1997, he is an American football center for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He played college football in Nebraska.
Farniok attended Washington High School. As a sophomore, he became a starter at the offensive line. As a junior, he received Class 11AAA All-state and Sioux Falls Argus Leader’s Elite 45 honors.
As a senior in 2015, he contributed to the team winning the state title. He received South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year, first-team Parade All-American, Class 11AAA All-state, and Sioux Falls Argus Leader’s Elite 45 honors.
Farniok was ranked as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. He committed to Nebraska on January 27, 2016. As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in 7 games with 4 starts. He had 2 starts at right tackle and 2 starts at right guard.
As a sophomore, he was named the starter at right tackle, contributing to the team averaging 456.2 yards of total offense. As a junior, he started all 12 games at right tackle.
As a senior in 2020, the football season was reduced to 8 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He became one of 13 two-time captains in school history while starting all 8 games on the offensive line. He started 7 contests at right guard and one contest at the center.
Farniok was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (238th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. On October 26, 2022, Farniok was placed on injured reserve.
Contract and Salary
He signed a 4 year, $96,000,000 contract, including a $21,500,000 signing bonus, $70,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $24,000,000.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.
Height
He is 6 feet 3 inches tall
Stats
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 103 | 1225 | 11.9 | 61 | 10 | 66 | 64.1 | 12 | 4 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 127 | 1535 | 12.1 | 55 | 8 | 73 | 57.5 | 20 | 5 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 63 | 1130 | 17.9 | 66 | 6 | 41 | 65.1 | 20 | 8 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 102 | 1021 | 10 | 75 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 13 | 2 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 64 | 849 | 13.3 | 59 | 8 | 42 | 65.6 | 14 | 3 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 84 | 903 | 10.8 | 46 | 3 | 47 | 56 | 10 | 3 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 52 | 720 | 13.8 | 40 | 4 | 31 | 59.6 | 13 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 105 | 615 | 7653 | 12.4 | 75 | 52 | 360 | 58.5 | 105 | 28 |
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 105 | 30 | 160 | 5.3 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | COMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | INT | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | SCK | SCKY | RATE |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
Kick Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | |||||||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 105 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | |||||||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 105 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | ||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 105 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 105 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weight
He is 83 kg