No. 48 – Miami Dolphins | |||||
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Position: | Long snapper | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Smyrna, Georgia, U.S. | April 21, 1997||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Buford (Buford, Georgia) | ||||
College: | LSU (2015–2019) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 185 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Blake Whittfield Ferguson (born April 21, 1997) is an American professional football long snapper for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, winning a national championship in 2020.
Ferguson attended Buford High School (Georgia) in Buford, Georgia where he was ranked as the number one long snapper nationally by Scout and 247Sports. He was rated as two-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN, 247Sports and Scout. He earned an invitation to play in the Army All-American game. During his high school career, he helped lead his team to three state titles in his prep career. He was the recipient of the Chris Rubio Award which is given to the nation's top high school long snapper as a junior and senior. [1]
Ferguson played college football for LSU from 2015 to 2019. He played in 52 games at long snapper, and was also a two-year captain of the team. [2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 229 lb (104 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 5.07 s | 1.79 s | 2.96 s | 4.52 s | 7.43 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 8 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [3] [4] |
Ferguson was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round (185th overall) of the 2020 NFL draft. [2] He signed a four-year contract on May 10. [5] He was named the Dolphins starting long snapper as a rookie.
On September 6, 2023, Ferguson signed a three-year contract extension with the Dolphins. [6]
Fergusons parents are Tracy and Kevin Ferguson. He is the younger brother of Buffalo Bills long snapper Reid Ferguson. He has type 1 diabetes. [7]
In December 2023, Ferguson and his girlfriend Abbey Hale got engaged.
Ferguson has been an outspoken conservative on social media, supporting the Republican Party as well as candidates like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. He is pro-life.
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