2004 Football Roster
Roster
Diamond Ferri
- Position:
- Strong Safety
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Everett, MA
- High School:
- Everett
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Three letters … Moved to strong safety after playing tailback during his freshman and sophomore years at SU … Second of two true freshmen to play in 2000 … Attended Bunker Hill Community College during the 2002 Fall semester … Re-enrolled at SU in January 2003 … Ranks seventh on SU’s career tackles by a defensive back list with 226.
Senior Year (2004): One of 15 players to start all 12 games … All-BIG EAST First Team Selection … ECAC Division I All-Star … Selected to play in the 2005 East-West Shrine All-Star Classic, but did not play due to injury … Second on the team with 99 tackles … Led the Orange with four interceptions and four fumble recoveries … Set a school record with 161 interception return yards, including a touchdown … Forced a team-high six fumbles … Became the first player in BIG EAST history to garner the conference’s Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors in the same week, for his performance at Boston College, where he took over tailback duties for an injured Damien Rhodes and rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries, while posting six tackles, including four solo and returned his team-leading fourth interception 44 yards for a touchdown … Also earned the Walter Camp Division I-A Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards following the Boston College game … Earned the league’s Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance versus Florida State, when he recorded one interception, forced and recovered a fumble and posted six solo tackles … His 8.3 tackles per game ranks first among defensive backs in the conference … Leads the BIG EAST and is tied for third nationally with .45 forced fumbles per game … Ranks ninth nationally in kickoff returns with an average of 27.1 yards per return … Tied for 28th in the nation with .36 interceptions per game … Ranks fourth on SU’s record list for average kickoff return yards in a season and seventh in total kickoff return yards in a season with 623 … At Purdue, had six tackles, including two solo … At Buffalo, recorded nine tackles, including one for a loss of three yards … Against Cincinnati, posted four tackles, forced a fumble and had one interception … At Virginia, made four tackles, including three solo … Against Rutgers, tallied 14 tackles, including a career-high 11 solo stops, had one fumble recovery and one pass break-up … … At West Virginia, forced and recovered a fumble, had a team-leading 13 tackles, including six solo, and one pass break-up … Against Connecticut, forced a fumble, tallied an interception and recorded seven tackles, including five solo and one for a loss … Against Pittsburgh, forced his fifth fumble of the year, in addition to his team-leading 12 tackles, including 10 solo, and he teamed with Tommy Harris to stop the Panthers’ fourth-and-one attempt in the second overtime to seal the victory … At Temple, he played all three sides of the ball, tallying 10 tackles, including four solo, gained 49 yards on three kickoff returns and had one carry for 32 yards on offense … Posted eight tackles, including six solo, and forced and recovered a fumble in the Champs Sports Bowl.
Junior Year (2003): One of 13 players to start all 12 games ... Recorded 75 solo tackles, setting the record for the most solo stops by an SU defensive back ... Had 120 total tackles, which ranks fourth on the SU single-season record list for tackles by a defensive back ... Ranked sixth overall in the BIG EAST and first among defensive backs with 10.0 tackles per game ... Played in punt protection, kickoff, kickoff coverage and PAT/FG defense special teams units ... At North Carolina recorded 11 tackles, including seven solo stops and one tackle for a loss of one yard, and broke up two passes ... Recorded seven tackles, including five solo stops, against Louisville ... Posted 16 tackles, including nine assists and two tackles for a loss of five yards, and had one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry versus Central Florida ... Against Toledo, made nine tackles, including eight solo stops, and had one quarterback hurry ... Recorded four solo tackles and four assists at Virginia Tech ... Made five tackles, including four solo stops, had an interception and one quarterback hurry against Boston College ... At Pittsburgh, recorded 13 tackles, including nine solo stops, assisted on one tackle for a loss of five yards, had one pass breakup ... Posted eight tackles, including six solo, set up an SU touchdown after returning an interception seven yards and broke up one pass versus Temple ... Had nine tackles, including six solo, at Miami ... Recorded 14 tackles, including nine solo, against West Virginia ... Posted nine tackles, including eight assists ... Made seven tackles, including five solo and one sack for a loss of six yards, against Notre Dame.
Sophomore Year (2001): Played in 10 games ... Rushed for 155 yards on 39 carries ... Returned two kickoffs for 19 yards ... Caught two passes for 22 yards ... Played on SU’s punt return unit ... Against Georgia Tech rushed three times for 13 yards and recorded two tackles on special teams ... At Tennessee had his first career reception for eight yards ... Also returned one kickoff for four yards ... Rushed four times for 22 yards against Central Florida ... Against Temple rushed 10 times for 60 yards, a career high ... Rushed five times for 35 yards at Miami ... Also returned one kickoff for 15 yards ... Against Boston College rushed four times for 20 yards.
Freshman Year (2000): Played in nine games, primarily on special teams ... Carried the ball seven times for 49 yards and a touchdown against Buffalo ... Tallied 24 yards and a touchdown on four carries against Rutgers ... Gained 21 yards on six carries against Brigham Young ... Recovered a fumble on special teams at Temple ... Had five special teams tackles ...
High School: Rated No. 4 overall prospect in New England by SuperPrep ... 21st-rated player in Northeast according to PrepStar and CBS Sportsline.com ...Tom Lemming All-East team ... Led team to Massachusetts state championships in sophomore and senior seasons ... Amassed 4,500 yards and scored 54 touchdowns in three varsity season ... As a senior, rushed for 1,650 yards and scored 25 touchdowns ... Recruited by former assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro.
Personal: Son of Michelle Ferri ... One brother ... Majoring in sociology.
Ferri's Career Statistics
Rushing
Year
Carries
Yds
Avg.
TDs
Long
2000
20
101
5.1
2
25
2001
39
155
4.0
0
22
2002
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
2003
2
19
9.5
0
15
2004
29
173
6.0
2
32
Total
88
429
4.9
4
32
Receiving
| Year | Recpt. | Yds. | Avg. | TDs | Long |
| 2001 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
Defense
| Year | Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Int. | Sacks | FF | Fumble Rec. |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0-1 yds. |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2002 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2003 | 75 | 45 | 120 | 4.5-17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2004 | 62 | 37 | 99 | 2.0-7 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 4-33 yds. |
| Total | 140 | 86 | 226 | 6.5-24 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 5-33 yds. |
Ferri's Career Bests
30 vs. Florida State, 2004
Tackles
Solo
11 vs. Rutgers, 2004
Assists
9 vs. Central Florida, 2003
Total
16 vs. Central Florida, 2003
Forced Fumbles
1 vs. Cincinnati, Florida State, WVU, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, and Georgia Tech, 2004
Fumble Recoveries
1 vs. Temple, 2000; Rutgers, Florida State, WVU & Georgia Tech, 2004
Returns
TFL/Yds.
1.0/4 vs. Connecticut, 2004
Interceptions
1 vs. Boston College & Temple, 2003; Cincinnati, Florida State, Connecticut & Boston College, 2004
Yards
44 vs. Florida State & Boston College, 2004
Pass Breakups
2 vs. North Carolina, 2003
Rushing
Yards
141 Boston College, 2004
Carries
28 vs. Boston College, 2004
Long
32 vs. Temple, 2004
Touchdowns
2 vs. Boston College, 2004
Receiving
Yards
14 vs. Pittsburgh, 2001
Receptions
1 vs. Tennessee, Pittsburgh, 2001
Long
14 vs. Pittsburgh, 2001
Punt Returns
Returns
2 vs. Boston College & Georgia Tech, 2004
Yards
8 vs. Boston College & Georgia Tech, 2004
Long
6 vs. Boston College & Georgia Tech, 2004
Kickoffs
Returns
4 vs. Rutgers & Connecticut, 2004
Yards
100 vs. Rutgers, 2004
Long
65 vs. Buffalo, 2004
