Luke Del Rio
 Del Rio with theWashington Football Teamin 2020 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive analyst |
| Team | Washington |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 6, 1994 Minneapolis, Minnesota,U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2013 | Alabama |
| 2014 | Oregon State |
| 2015–2017 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
| 2019 | Santa Margarita Catholic HS(TE) |
| 2020–2021 | Washington Football Team(Offensive quality control) |
| 2022–2023 | Washington Commanders(Assistant QB/offensive quality control) |
| 2024–present | Washington(Offensive analyst) |
Luke Del Rio(born November 6, 1994) is anAmerican footballcoach and formerquarterbackwho is an offensive analyst for theWashington Huskies.He playedcollege footballatAlabama,Oregon State,andFlorida.Del Rio is the son of former NFL player and coachJack Del Rioand worked under him with the NFL'sWashington Football Team / Commandersin the early 2020s.
Early years
[edit]The son ofJack Del Rio,Luke was born inMinneapolis, Minnesota,on November 6, 1994.[1][2]He attendedEpiscopal School of JacksonvilleinJacksonville, Florida,while his father was the head coach of theJacksonville Jaguars,and transferred toValor Christian High SchoolinHighlands Ranch, Colorado,for his senior year after his father was hired by theDenver Broncosin 2012.[3]Del Rio passed for 2,275 yards with 28touchdownsin his senior year.
College career
[edit]Alabama
[edit]Del Rio joined theUniversity of Alabamaas a walk-on in 2013.[4]
Oregon State
[edit]After redshirting that season, Del Rio transferred toOregon State Universityfor 2014.[5]He appeared in three games that season as a backup toSean Mannion,completing 8 of 18 passes for 141 yards.
Florida
[edit]After the season, Del Rio transferred to theUniversity of Florida.[6][7]According to a university spokesperson, Del Rio was granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA in 2015. The extra year made him a redshirt sophomore for the2016 season.[8]
After sitting out 2015 due to transfer rules, Del Rio was named the starting quarterback for Florida in 2016.[9]In the third game of the year againstNorth Texas,Del Rio suffered a knee injury on a blindside hit, which forced Del Rio to miss the next two games. He had also suffered an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder earlier in the North Texas game, which hampered his play when he returned from injury. Del Rio returned from injury to play againstMissourion October 15. A week later in a game againstGeorgia,he suffered a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder. After struggling in a 31–10 loss againstArkansason November 5, Del Rio was finally shutdown for the season due to injuries. After undergoing surgery on both shoulders, he was sidelined for all of spring practice in 2017.[10][11]
Del Rio began the2017 seasonbehind starterFeleipe Franksand top backupMalik Zaire.With the offense struggling againstKentucky,Del Rio came off the bench and led the Gators to a comeback victory. As a result, Del Rio was named the starting quarterback the following week againstVanderbilt.In the second quarter, Del Rio suffered a broken collarbone and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[12]In November 2017, Del Rio announced that he would be forgoing his sixth and final year of eligibility.[13]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Alabama Crimson Tide | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 1 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Oregon State Beavers | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 3 | 0–0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 141 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 110.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Florida Gators | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 6 | 5–1 | 114 | 201 | 56.7 | 1,358 | 6.8 | 8 | 8 | 118.6 | 18 | -52 | -2.9 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0–0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 138 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 115.6 | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | |
| Career | 12 | 5−1 | 138 | 244 | 56.6 | 1,637 | 6.7 | 9 | 9 | 117.7 | 18 | -52 | -2.9 | 0 | |
Coaching career
[edit]In 2019, Del Rio coached tight ends atSanta Margarita Catholic High School.[14]In January 2020, Del Rio joined theWashington Football Teamto be their offensivequality control coach.The move united him with his father Jack, who had joined the team as theirdefensive coordinatorthat season.[15]He was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach in 2022.[16]Del Rio was not retained by the team following the hiring of new head coach,Dan Quinn,in the 2024 offseason. In February 2024, Del Rio was hired by theUniversity of Washingtonas an offensive analyst under head coach,Jedd Fisch.[17]
References
[edit]- ^Son with a gun
- ^Jack Del Rio's son chosen as Florida's starting quarterback
- ^Jack and Luke Del Rio make football a father-son business
- ^QB Luke Del Rio to walk on at Alabama
- ^Report: Luke Del Rio opens up about departure from Alabama, says he saw 'writing on the wall'
- ^QB Luke Del Rio takes circuitous route to Florida Gators
- ^UF quarterback Luke Del Rio finally feels at home with Gators
- ^Kramer, Daniel (March 9, 2016)."Luke Del Rio Granted Extra Year of Eligibility by NCAA".Bleacher Report.RetrievedAugust 30,2016.
- ^Luke Del Rio named Gators' starting quarterback
- ^Young, Ryan (August 3, 2017)."Florida QB Luke Del Rio healed physically and mentally after rough 2016".SECcountry.com.RetrievedMarch 6,2018.
- ^Goldkamp, Thomas (August 6, 2017)."Del Rio nearly gave football up, now he eyes starting job again".247Sports.com.RetrievedMarch 6,2018.
- ^Hiserman, Mike (September 30, 2017)."College football spotlight: Luke Del Rio and Florida suffer a bad break".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMarch 7,2018.
- ^Taylor, John (November 22, 2017)."Florida QB Luke Del Rio says he won't use sixth season of eligibility".NBCSports.com.RetrievedMarch 7,2018.
- ^Samuels, Doug (March 4, 2019)."High School Scoop – Monday March 4, 2019".FootballScoop.com.RetrievedJanuary 9,2020.
- ^Hunte, Sydney (January 7, 2020)."Luke Del Rio takes position on NFL staff".SaturdayDownSouth.com.RetrievedJanuary 8,2020.
- ^Washington Commanders Public Relations."Commanders announce multiple coaching changes".Commanders.com.RetrievedMarch 2,2022.
- ^Raley, Dan (February 16, 2024)."Del Rio Joins UW Football Staff, Giving It 3 High-Profile NFL Names".SI.com.RetrievedJuly 14,2024.
External links
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- Living people
- Florida Gators football players
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- Players of American football from Minneapolis
- Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
- Players of American football from Colorado
- Sports coaches from Minneapolis
- Washington Commanders coaches
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