Riley Logan Ferguson (born January 19, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Memphis.
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
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand 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 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[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]
References
- ^ Wertz Jr., Langston (May 9, 2015). "Ex-Butler star Riley Ferguson battles to restart his career". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Patrick (June 14, 2012). "QB Riley Ferguson, linebacker Zach Barnes commit to UT". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Patrick (March 1, 2013). "Riley Ferguson embraces Vols' quarterback battle". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Megargee, Steve (August 1, 2013). "Pair of freshmen in Tennessee's QB mix". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Climer, David (March 13, 2014). "Tennessee Vols fans hope Riley Ferguson can fill need at QB". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Larry (May 28, 2014). "Quarterback Riley Ferguson Apparently Leaving UT Football Team". Chattanoogan.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Climer, David (May 31, 2014). "Vols rarely hurt by QB transfers". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Calkins, Geoff (August 26, 2016). "Riley Ferguson: From Tennessee Vol to fence builder to Memphis QB". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Calkins, Geoff (August 26, 2016). "After fall and rise, Riley Ferguson 'blessed' to be Memphis Tigers' QB". Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Schad, Tom (March 30, 2016). "'Long road' to Memphis prepared former Vols QB Riley Ferguson for opportunity". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ James, Jordan (August 22, 2016). "Memphis names former Tennessee QB Riley Ferguson starter". 247Sports. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Calkins, Geoff (August 4, 2016). "New Tiger QB? Riley Ferguson says he's up to the challenge". Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Schad, Tom (April 20, 2017). "Riley Ferguson's leadership standing out at Memphis". Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "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.