Johnny Ferrelli

The linebacker appeared in nine games for the Jumbos...Made 59 tackles with 27 unassisted as well as 1.5 TFL and 0.5 sacks...Began the season with six total tackles, 0.5 TFL, and 0.5 sacks in a 13-0 shutout over Bowdoin...Tallied eight total tackles and a QB hit in a 22-20 win against Wesleyan...Posted a career-high 12 total tackles and 1.0 TFL in a 41-14 loss to Trinity...Collected eight total tackles with six unassisted in a 33-6 loss against Williams...Notched nine total tackles and a QB hit in a tightly contested 33-30 overtime loss at Middlebury...Tufts finished the season with a 4-5 record The linebacker appeared in nine games for the Jumbos...Made 42 tackles with 24 unassisted along with 7.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks...Opened the season with seven total tackles, 1.0 TFL, and 1.0 sacks in a 23-21 win versus Bowdoin...Notched eight total tackles and 0.5 TFL in a 42-24 loss to Trinity...Registered nine total tackles and 1.0 TFL in a 27-24 win at Williams...Posted five total tackles, 2.5 TFL, and a sack in a 17-7 victory over Colby...Tufts finished the season with a 7-2 record Played in 5 games...Appeared in first collegiate game against Bates on September 23...Made 6 tackles on the season with 3 unassisted...Had a 4-yard sack against Colby on November 4...Member of Tufts' 2023 team that went 6-3 and finished third in the NESCAC. Was a two-sport standout in lacrosse and football for the Bucs of Berkeley Prep in Tampa, FL...was a captain as a senior for football, while captaining his lax squad as a junior and senior...named as Team MVP in lacrosse in 2023...named All-County in 2023 on the gridiron, as he finished his career with 150 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, five picks and two sacks...helped his squad in football to a runner-up finish in 2021 and 2022...was a Hillsborough Country East West All-Star...was winner of the Palios McNutt Ironman Award...named as a USA Florida Gulf Coast Academic All-American in lacrosse...earned lacrosse First Team Hillsborough County. ..National Honor Society. Parents Yvonne and Rich Ferrelli...has two brothers, Richie and Henry, both teammates at Tufts...family has long history at Tufts, as father graduated from the University in 1985...economics major...chose Tufts because "loved the team, coaches, players and school atmosphere along with great location."