Steve Ferentz is entering his first season as a defensive assistant on the Giants staff. Ferentz spent the last two seasons (2023-24) as outside linebackers coach at South Dakota.
While Ferentz was at South Dakota, the Coyotes finished the 2023 and 2024 seasons ranked in the top five of the final FCS rankings, posting back-to-back 10-win seasons. In 2024, South Dakota captured a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title, the first in program history and made its first-ever appearance in the FCS semifinals.
Ferentz's first role in the NFL was as a coaching assistant with the Miami Dolphins from 2020-21; he was promoted in 2022 to the assistant linebackers coach. While Ferentz was on staff, Miami posted three consecutive seasons with a winning record, including a playoff berth in 2022, the first postseason appearance by the Dolphins since 2016.
Before his time in Miami, Ferentz spent two seasons (2018-19) as a defensive graduate assistant at Central Michigan. In 2019, the Chippewas won eight games and appeared in the MAC Championship game and the New Mexico Bowl.
Ferentz began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Iowa in 2017.
A native of Iowa City, Iowa, Ferentz attended Iowa, where he played offensive line and tight end from 2012-16. He is the son of long-time Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz. His brother, James, is currently the assistant offensive line coach for the Giants.
2025: New York Giants - Defensive Assistant
2023-24: South Dakota - Outside Linebackers
2022: Miami Dolphins - Assistant Linebackers
2020-21: Miami Dolphins - Coaching Assistant
2018-19: Central Michigan - Defensive Graduate Assistant
2017: Iowa - Volunteer Assistant
