BIOGRAPHY
Clelin Ferrell was born on May 17th, 1997 in Richmond, Virginia. He is a defensive in the National Football League.
Williams attended high school at Benedictine College Preparatory, in Richmond, Virginia. In high school, he was ranked the fifth-best prospect in the state of Virginia for football. He also played basketball. He received more than 20 offers from big-time college football powerhouses such as Florida State, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Ohio State, and many more. He ultimately signed with Clemson on 06/04/2014.
After a redshirt sophomore season in which he led Clemson in tackles for loss with 18 and sacks with 9.5, Ferrell was named to the 2017 College Football All-America Team. Throughout his time at Clemson, Ferrell was named 2016 Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP, 2x First All-ACC, ACC Player of the Year, and won the Ted Hendricks Award presented annually to college football’s top defensive end. He helped lead Clemson to two College Football Playoff National Championship victories in 2016 and 2018. On January 11, 2019, Ferrell announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.
Clelin Ferrell was selected with the fourth overall pick by the Oakland Raiders in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Ferrell made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. In the game, Ferrell made three tackles and recorded his first sack on Joe Flacco in the 24–16 win. In Week 10 against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football, Ferrell recorded 8 tackles and sacked Philip Rivers 2.5 times in the 26–24 win.
Ferrell was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Raiders on November 17, 2020, and activated on November 26. In Week 13 against the New York Jets, he recorded two strip-sacks on Sam Darnold that were recovered by the Raiders during the 31–28 win. On December 30, 2020, Ferrell was placed on injured reserve. He finished the season with 27 tackles, two sacks, and two forced fumbles through 11 games.
Ferrell joined the San Francisco 49ers in 2023.
