Luke Del Rio (born November 6, 1994) is an

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coach and former

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who is offensive coordinator of the

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in the

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(ELF). He played

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, Oregon State, and

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. Del Rio is the son of former NFL player and coach

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and worked under him with the NFL's Washington Football Team / Commanders, and with the Paris Musketeers in the 2025 ELF season.

Early years

The son of

, Luke was born in

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, on November 6, 1994. He attended Episcopal School of Jacksonville in

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, while his father was the head coach of the

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, and transferred to Valor Christian High School in

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, for his senior year after his father was hired by the

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in 2012. Del Rio passed for 2,275 yards with 28

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in his senior year.

College career

Alabama

Del Rio joined the

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as a walk-on in 2013.

Oregon State

After redshirting that season, Del Rio transferred to

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for 2014. He appeared in three games that season as a backup to Sean Mannion, completing 8 of 18 passes for 141 yards.

Florida

After the season, Del Rio transferred to the

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. 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 the 2016 season. After sitting out 2015 due to transfer rules, Del Rio was named the starting quarterback for Florida in 2016. In the third game of the year against

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, 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 against

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on October 15. A week later in a game against

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, he suffered a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder. After struggling in a 31–10 loss against

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on 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. Del Rio began the 2017 season behind starter Feleipe Franks and top backup

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. With the offense struggling against

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, 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 against Vanderbilt. In the second quarter, Del Rio suffered a broken collarbone and was ruled out for the rest of the season. In November 2017, Del Rio announced that he would be forgoing his sixth and final year of eligibility.

Statistics

Coaching career

In 2019, Del Rio coached tight ends at

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. In January 2020, Del Rio joined the

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to be their offensive quality control coach. The move united him with his father Jack, who had joined the team as their

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that season. He was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach in 2022. 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 the

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as an offensive analyst under head coach, Jedd Fisch. In February 2025, he followed his father to the French team

, where he became Offensive Coordinator.

References

External links

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Washington Huskies bioFlorida Gators bio
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