Riley Ferguson
Riley Logan Ferguson (born January 19, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Memphis.
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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Matthews, North Carolina | January 19, 1995
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | David W. Butler (Matthews, North Carolina) |
College: | Memphis |
Undrafted: | 2018 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only |
Early years
Ferguson attended David W. Butler High School in Matthews, North Carolina. He had 2,173 passing yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior and 3,345 yards and 48 touchdowns as a junior. He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.[1]
College career
As a freshman at Tennessee in 2013, Ferguson competed with Justin Worley, Nathan Peterman and Joshua Dobbs for the starting quarterback job.[2][3] Ferguson suffered a leg injury during practice and took a medical redshirt.[4] He was again competing for the starting job in 2014, but left the school in May 2014.[5][6]
Ferguson enrolled at Coffeyville Community College in 2015.[7] In his one season at Coffeyville, he passed for 2,942 yards and had 35 touchdowns.[8] He transferred to the University of Memphis in 2016.[9] Ferguson was named the starter his first year at Memphis.[10][11] In 13 starts, he threw for 3,698 yards and broke Paxton Lynch's previous years record with 32 touchdown passes.[12]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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6 ft 2 3⁄4 in (1.90 m) |
212 lb (96 kg) |
30 7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.98 s | 4.40 s | 6.96 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | ||||
All values from NFL Combine[13] |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ferguson, after finishing his senior year, entered the 2018 NFL Draft. Despite having the potential to be a sixth or seventh round pick, he went undrafted. He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2018.[14] On May 17, the Buccaneers waived Ferguson.[15]
References
- "QB Riley Ferguson, linebacker Zach Barnes commit to UT".
- "Riley Ferguson embraces Vols' quarterback battle".
- "Pair of freshmen join Tennessee's QB competition". August 2, 2013.
- "Tennessee Vols fans hope Riley Ferguson can fill need at QB".
- "Quarterback Riley Ferguson Apparently Leaving UT Football Team".
- "Vols rarely hurt by QB transfers".
- "Ex-Butler star Riley Ferguson battles to restart his career".
- "After fall and rise, Riley Ferguson 'blessed' to be Memphis Tigers' QB".
- "'Long road' to Memphis prepared former Vols QB Riley Ferguson for opportunity".
- "Riley Ferguson: From Tennessee Vol to fence builder to Memphis QB".
- "New Tiger QB? Riley Ferguson says he's up to the challenge".
- "Riley Ferguson's leadership standing out at Memphis".
- "Riley Ferguson Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- Gallant, Jacob (April 29, 2018). "Ferguson goes undrafted, but signs deal with Buccaneers". wmcactionnews5.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- Greer, Jarvis (May 17, 2018). "Ferguson cut by Buccaneers". wect.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.