Riley Ferguson

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Riley Ferguson
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-19) January 19, 1995 (age 29)
Matthews, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: David W. Butler
(Matthews, North Carolina)
College: Tennessee (2013)
Coffeyville (2015)
Memphis (2016–2017)
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Riley Logan Ferguson (born January 19, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Memphis.

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Early years

Ferguson attended David W. Butler High School in Matthews, North Carolina. [1] 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. [2]

College career

As a freshman at Tennessee in 2013, Ferguson competed with Justin Worley, Nathan Peterman and Joshua Dobbs for the starting quarterback job. [3] [4] Ferguson suffered a leg injury during practice and took a medical redshirt. [5] He was again competing for the starting job in 2014, but left the school in May 2014. [6] [7]

Ferguson enrolled at Coffeyville Community College in 2015. [8] In his one season at Coffeyville, he passed for 2,942 yards and had 35 touchdowns. [9] He transferred to the University of Memphis in 2016. [10] Ferguson was named the starter his first year at Memphis. [11] [12] In 13 starts, he threw for 3,698 yards and broke Paxton Lynch's previous years record with 32 touchdown passes. [13]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
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 s4.40 s6.96 s29.0 in
(0.74 m)		9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
All values from NFL Combine [14]

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. [15] On May 17, the Buccaneers waived Ferguson. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Wertz Jr., Langston (May 9, 2015). "Ex-Butler star Riley Ferguson battles to restart his career". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ Brown, Patrick (June 14, 2012). "QB Riley Ferguson, linebacker Zach Barnes commit to UT". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ Brown, Patrick (March 1, 2013). "Riley Ferguson embraces Vols' quarterback battle". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ Megargee, Steve (August 1, 2013). "Pair of freshmen in Tennessee's QB mix". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ Climer, David (March 13, 2014). "Tennessee Vols fans hope Riley Ferguson can fill need at QB". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ Fleming, Larry (May 28, 2014). "Quarterback Riley Ferguson Apparently Leaving UT Football Team". Chattanoogan.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ Climer, David (May 31, 2014). "Vols rarely hurt by QB transfers". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ Calkins, Geoff (August 26, 2016). "Riley Ferguson: From Tennessee Vol to fence builder to Memphis QB". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ Calkins, Geoff (August 26, 2016). "After fall and rise, Riley Ferguson 'blessed' to be Memphis Tigers' QB". Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ Schad, Tom (March 30, 2016). "'Long road' to Memphis prepared former Vols QB Riley Ferguson for opportunity". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  11. ↑ James, Jordan (August 22, 2016). "Memphis names former Tennessee QB Riley Ferguson starter". 247Sports. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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  13. ↑ Schad, Tom (April 20, 2017). "Riley Ferguson's leadership standing out at Memphis". Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Riley Ferguson Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  15. ↑ Gallant, Jacob (April 29, 2018). "Ferguson goes undrafted, but signs deal with Buccaneers". wmcactionnews5.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  16. ↑ Greer, Jarvis (May 17, 2018). "Ferguson cut by Buccaneers". wect.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
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