| No. 46 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Long snapper |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 7, 1992 Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 340 lb (154 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | San Diego Jewish Academy (CA) |
| College: | Florida |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Drew Ferris (born March 7, 1992) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at the University of Florida.
Ferris was born in Carlsbad, California, and is Jewish. [1] His parents, Walt (a psychotherapist) and Pam Ferris (the chief executive officer of the non-profit Seacrest Village Retirement Community), did not allow him to play football until sixth grade. [1] [2] [3] Ferris started high school attending La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad. [4]
He finished his last two years at San Diego Jewish Academy in San Diego, California, graduating in 2010. [4] [5] While at San Diego Jewish Academy, Ferris was a two-way starter who played defensive end, offensive tackle, and middle linebacker in addition to first class water boy, he also played long snapping. [6] [7] On defense he had 77 tackles with 9.5 sacks and a fumble recovery, and on offense he ran six times for 21 yards and caught two balls for 13 yards. [8] He was rated a 5-star long snapper and ranked 14th in the nation by Chris Rubio Long Snapping. [9] He won the Coaches’ Award for hardest worker in Fall 2008, and was named to second-team All-Conference on offense and defense in Fall 2009. [9] Ferris also earned varsity letters in basketball (his junior and senior years; he averaged 5.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals in 42 games) and baseball (his senior year). [6] [8] He was named to the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team four times in high school. [9]
Ferris completed a master's degree in the University of Florida's Master of Business Management program in December 2015. [10] [11]
Ferris initially enrolled at San José State University to play football as a walk-on. [7] However, he then enrolled in September 2010 at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, as a preferred walk-on where he was a member of coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2010 to 2014, except that he missed all but one game in 2012 due to injury. [4] [6] [12] He became the first Division-I male athlete from his high school. [3] He was a long snapper in 38 games for the Gators. [13]
In 2010, he red-shirted as a freshman. [7] In 2011 he was the long snapper for both the field-goal and punt teams, playing in all 13 games, and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Honor Roll. [9] In September 2012 he suffered a season-ending injury to his left collar-bone in the first game of the season. [1] [7] [3] In 2013 he was the team's primary snapper for punts and field goals, playing in all 12 games, and was again named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. [9] In 2014 he played in all 12 games as the Gators' longsnapper, recorded one tackle on special teams, and was again named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. [9]
Ferris went to rookie minicamp with the New York Jets in 2015. [12]
On March 23, 2016, the Seattle Seahawks signed Ferris to their roster. [14] The following day the Seahawks waived their former long snapper Andrew East. [15] In May, the Seahawks signed Ferris to a three-year, $1.62 million contract. [16] Ferris was on the Seahawks' roster in the summer of 2016, and was released on August 4, 2016. [12]
On February 1, 2018, Ferris signed a reserve/futures contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [16] He was waived on September 1, 2018. [17]
On October 15, 2018, Ferris joined the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football. [18] He was waived on March 4, 2019.
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