High School:Rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 15 tight end in the nation and the No. 25 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports … Two-way player was a two-time all-state honoree as a defensive end, including first-team recognition as a senior in 2023 … Earned all-region accolades at both tight end and defensive end as a senior (2023) … Named all-metro at DE and WR and all-region at WR as a junior (2022) … Set school record for sacks with 15 as a junior (2022) … Despite playing in a run-heavy offense, was a key part of Marist’s high-powered attack both as a blocker in the run game and a pass-catcher, including 14 catches for 320 yards as a junior in ’22 … Helped lead Marist to the Georgia 4A state championship as a freshman (2020) and appearances in the state quarterfinals as a sophomore (4A – 2021), quarterfinals as a junior (6A – 2022) and semifinals as a senior (6A – 2023) … Team captain … Coached by Alan Chadwick … Was also a standout basketball player (four-year letterwinner, two-year captain) … Honor roll and dean’s list student.
Personal: Majoring in architecture … Father, Matt Harpring, was an All-America and Academic All-America basketball student-athlete at Georgia Tech who was selected in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft and played 10 NBA seasons with the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz … Mother, Amanda, was a swimmer at Cornell … Grandfather, Jack Harpring, played football at Michigan … Uncle, Pat Harpring, played basketball at Georgia Tech … Aunt, Megan Harpring, played basketball at Georgia Tech … Uncle, John Harpring, played football at Akron … Luke is the oldest of four siblings … Was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.
