Drew Ferris

Drew Ferris (born March 7, 1992) is an American former football long snapper. He played college football at the University of Florida.

Early life Ferris was born in Carlsbad, California, and is Jewish. 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. Ferris started high school attending La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad. 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. 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. He was rated a 5-star long snapper and ranked 14th in the nation by Chris Rubio Long Snapping. 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.

College career Ferris initially enrolled at San José State University to play football as a walk-on. He became the first Division-I male athlete from his high school.

In 2010, he red-shirted as a freshman. The following day the Seahawks waived their former long snapper Andrew East. In May, the Seahawks signed Ferris to a three-year, $1.62 million contract. He was waived on September 1, 2018.

Orlando Apollos On October 15, 2018, Ferris joined the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football. He was waived on March 4, 2019.