No. 87 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. | January 18, 1999||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Vel Phillips Memorial (Madison, Wisconsin) | ||||||
College: | Wisconsin (2017–2021) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 129 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Jake Ferguson (born January 18, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin and was drafted by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Ferguson attended James Madison Memorial High School now known as Vel Phillips Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin. He played wide receiver and linebacker in high school. During his career he had 1,795 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns on offense and 314 tackles, five sacks and five interceptions on defense. He committed to the University of Wisconsin to play college football. [1] [2]
Ferguson played at Wisconsin from 2017 to 2021. [3] [4] After redshirting his first year in 2017, he played in 47 games over the next four years, recording 145 receptions for 1,618 yards and 13 touchdowns. [5] As a senior he broke Lee Evans' school record for consecutive games with a reception. [6]
Wisconsin Badgers | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Receiving | |||||||||||
Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||||||||||
2018 | Wisconsin | 13 | 36 | 456 | 12.7 | 36 | 4 | |||||||
2019 | Wisconsin | 14 | 33 | 407 | 12.3 | 28 | 2 | |||||||
2020 | Wisconsin | 7 | 30 | 305 | 10.2 | 34 | 4 | |||||||
2021 | Wisconsin | 13 | 46 | 450 | 9.8 | 35 | 3 | |||||||
Career | 47 | 145 | 1,618 | 11.2 | 36 | 13 |
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 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) | 32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.77 s | 1.61 s | 2.68 s | 4.48 s | 7.03 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 15 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [7] [8] |
Ferguson was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round, 129th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft. [9] In Week 6, he scored his first NFL touchdown on a seven-yard touchdown reception in the 26–17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. [10] He finished his rookie season with 19 receptions for 174 yards and two receiving touchdowns in 16 games and eight starts. [11] In the 2023 season, he recorded 71 receptions for 761 yards and five touchdowns in 17 games and 16 starts. [12] In the Cowboys' Wild Card Round loss to the Packers, he had ten receptions for 93 yards and three touchdowns. [13]
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | Y/G | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2022 | DAL | 16 | 8 | 19 | 174 | 9.2 | 30 | 10.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | DAL | 17 | 16 | 71 | 761 | 10.7 | 40 | 44.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 33 | 24 | 90 | 935 | 10.4 | 40 | 28.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | Y/G | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2022 | DAL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 22 | 93.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 3 | 3 | 11 | 127 | 11.5 | 34 | 42.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ferguson's grandfather is former Wisconsin head coach Barry Alvarez; Alvarez was also an athletic director for the university. [14] [15]
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