2022
Honorable Mention All-Ivy League … Started all 10 games … Compiled 64 tackles and two interceptions … Had eight tackles in season-finale against Cornell … Intercepted a pair of passes in overtime win at Brown … Recorded 10 tackles at Penn … Led defense with nine tackles in season-opener at Marist.
2021
Earned starts in five games in five games played as a senior free safety … Started the season’s first five consecutive games at free safety before an injury sidelined him for the last five contests … Despite playing in only five games, ranked No. 11 on the team in tackles with 22 (17 solo), intercepted one pass and tallied 1.0 tackle for loss … Finished with one tackle before suffering injury vs. Penn (Oct. 16) … Made five tackles (four solo) at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 9) … Registered seven tackles (five solo) with an interception and 26-yard return at Princeton (Oct. 2) … Finished with two tackles vs. Georgetown (Sept. 25) … Led the Lions with seven tackles (six solo), 1.0 tackle for loss for one yard in season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
2020
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
2019
Saw action in eight games with one start as a sophomore cornerback … Listed as a backup cornerback on the depth chart … Finished the year with 13 tackles (nine solo) with four pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception and 1.0 sack for 10 yards … Ranked No. 16 in the Ivy League in passes defended (0.62 per game, four breakups/one interception) … Did not play in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 23) … Made a season-high tying three tackles (two solo) vs. Brown (Nov. 16) … In first season start, registered one tackle and a pass breakup vs. Harvard (Nov. 9) … Recovered first career fumble and returned it 17 yards, made two tackles at Yale (Nov. 2) … Made a season-high tying three tackles (two solo) at Dartmouth (Oct. 25) … Intercepted pass for five-yard reception, broke up two passes and made one tackle vs. Penn (Oct. 19) … Made first career sack for 10 yards on a blitz around the end of the line, forced fumble and made one tackle at Princeton (Oct. 5) … Broke up pass vs. Georgetown (Sept. 28) … Made two tackles in season opener at Saint Francis, Pa. (Sept. 21).
2018
Saw action in nine games with six starts as a first-year defensive back … Started the season’s final six games … Ranked No. 8 on the squad in tackles with 28 (19 solo) with four pass breakups, 1.5 tackle for loss and an interception for six-yard return on year … Intercepted first career pass, totaled two tackles, a pass breakup and 1.0 tackle for loss in season finale vs. Cornell (Nov. 17) … Made seven tackles (six solo) with a pass breakup at Harvard (Nov. 3) … Made a career-high eight tackles (five solo) with 0.5 tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Yale (Oct. 27) … In first career start, made five tackles (two solo) with a pass breakup at Penn (Oct. 13) … Made three tackles (two solo) vs. Marist (Oct. 6) … Registered first career tackle in first career action in season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (Sept. 15).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, N.J., where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Augie Hoffman … Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the National Underclassmen New York vs. New Jersey All-Star Classic after he finished the game with 285 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns and scored the game-winner for New Jersey with less than three minutes to play … Played wide receiver, cornerback and returned kicks … Finished with 23 total tackles (13 solo) and averaged 2.9 tackles per game as a senior defensive back and caught 18 passes for 248 yards with a touchdown on offense … Led the Green Knights to an 8-4 overall record and state playoff berth as a senior … Finished with eight total tackles (four solo) as a junior … Led the Green Knights to a 9-2 record and 3-1 league record as a junior in 2016 … Led St. Joseph’s Regional to a state title and No. 1 state ranking … Transferred to St. Joseph Regional after his sophomore season … Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Brooklyn Poly Prep and was called one of the city’s best playmakers … Also competed in track and field in the long jump (20-1 ¾) and 100-meter dash (12.08) … Two-year Academic honoree … Earned the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists Award of Excellence honor … Volunteers at a soup kitchen in Brooklyn … Also completes community service with a company named “Party on Wheelz.”
PERSONAL
Born Fara’ad Najir McCombs on May 22, 1999 in Hackensack, N.J. … Son of Farrah Pate of River Edge, N.J. … Has a sister Skyye Collick … Enjoys playing guitar and producing music in his free time … Other hobbies and interests include playing Xbox with friends and working out … Favorite class/subject: Algebra 2/Math … Favorite sports figure: Odell Beckham … Person in history he would most like to meet: Martin Luther King … Chose Columbia because he wants to further his athletic and academic careers and Columbia offers its students the ability to receive a top-notch education and also have the ability to network with people who want make each student’s life better … Selected Columbia over offers from Cornell, Army West Point, Bucknell, Buffalo, Colgate, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Navy, Sacred Heart and Western Michigan, along with interest from Rutgers, Penn State, Pittsburgh and Syracuse … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Psychology.
