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Luke Ferrelli

Luke Ferrelli
No. 12 – Ole Miss Rebels
PositionLinebacker
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarlsbad
(Carlsbad, California)
CollegeCalifornia (2024–2025)
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Luke Ferrelli is an American college football linebacker for the Ole Miss Rebels. He most recently played for the California Golden Bears.

Early life

Ferrelli is from Carlsbad, California.[1] His brother, Anthony, also plays college football as a linebacker at Stony Brook University.[2][3] Ferrelli attended Carlsbad High School where he played as a linebacker, helping the team compile an overall record of 31–4 in three seasons, including a 17–0 record in conference games with Avocado League championships each year.[4] Across his sophomore and junior seasons, he posted 76 tackles, five pass breakups and three sacks.[5] As a senior in 2023, he tallied 56 tackles, 13.5 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks.[4] He was ranked a three-star recruit, the 101st-best linebacker prospect and the 111th-best player in the state by ESPN.[4] Ferrelli initially committed to play college football for the Arizona Wildcats.[5] He later changed his commitment to the Stanford Cardinal, before finally flipping to the California Golden Bears.[6]

College career

Ferrelli redshirted as a true freshman at California in 2024, then became a starter in 2025.[7] In the regular season, he started all 12 games, posting 87 tackles which placed eighth overall in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[8] His 87 tackles was the best mark nationally among freshmen, and he also recorded five tackles-for-loss, a sack and an interception, being named the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year and a Freshman All-American by The Athletic for his performance.[9]

On December 31, 2025, Ferrelli announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[10] After initially committing to the Clemson Tigers on January 7, 2026, he changed his commitment to the Ole Miss Rebels on January 22,[11] prompting Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney to accuse Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding of tampering with Ferrelli.[12][13][14] On May 22, 2026, it was announced that the NCAA had opened up an investigation into Clemson's tampering allegations against Ole Miss, with the NCAA ordering phone records from Ferrelli, Golding, Ole Miss general manager Austin Thomas, interior linebackers coach Jay Shoop, outside linebackers coach Matt Kitchens, director of player personnel Jai Choudhary, and senior associate athletic director Matt McLaughlin.[15]

References

  1. ^ James, Donovan (June 14, 2023). "USC is highly interested in Carlsbad three-star athlete". USA Today.
  2. ^ https://stonybrookathletics.com/sports/football/roster/anthony-ferrelli/10151
  3. ^ Faraudo, Jeff (September 17, 2025). "Cal's Luke Ferrelli: 'Every Time He Goes Out There He Gets Better'". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ^ a b c "Luke Ferrelli". California Golden Bears.
  5. ^ a b Spears, Justin (April 1, 2023). "Three-star 2024 LB Luke Ferrelli commits to Arizona Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star.
  6. ^ Curtis, Jake (December 11, 2023). "LB/TE Luke Ferrelli Flips from Stanford, Commits to Cal". Sports Illustrated.
  7. ^ Kroner, Steve (September 19, 2025). "How a redshirt freshman quickly became one of Cal's top defensive playmakers". San Francisco Chronicle.
  8. ^ Jake, Curtis (December 3, 2025). "Cal Freshman Wins ACC Defensive Rookie Award". Sports Illustrated.
  9. ^ "College football Freshman All-America team: Julian Sayin, Malachi Toney and more". The Athletic. December 11, 2025.
  10. ^ Hager, Daniel (December 31, 2025). "BREAKING: ACC award winner stunningly plans to enter transfer portal". On3. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  11. ^ Berry, Zach (January 22, 2026). "Ole Miss flips Cal linebacker Luke Ferrelli away from Clemson". On3. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  12. ^ "Clemson's Dabo Swinney accuses Ole Miss of 'blatant tampering' with transfer Luke Ferrelli". The Athletic. The New York Times. January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  13. ^ Sklar, Sam (January 23, 2026). "Could Ole Miss, Pete Golding be punished for tampering with Luke Ferrelli? Here are the rules". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  14. ^ Carter, Derrian (January 23, 2026). "Dabo Swinney's detailed timeline of Ole Miss, Pete Golding tampering with Luke Ferrelli". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  15. ^ David Hale and Mark Schlabach (22 May 2026). "NCAA opened Ole Miss tampering probe after Clemson complaint". ESPN. Retrieved 22 May 2026.

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