Riley Ferguson

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Riley Ferguson
No. 4
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-19) January 19, 1995 (age 27)
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:Memphis
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

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. 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[]

Pre-draft measurables
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[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[]

  1. ^ "QB Riley Ferguson, linebacker Zach Barnes commit to UT".
  2. ^ "Riley Ferguson embraces Vols' quarterback battle".
  3. ^ "Pair of freshmen join Tennessee's QB competition". August 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Vols fans hope Riley Ferguson can fill need at QB".
  5. ^ "Quarterback Riley Ferguson Apparently Leaving UT Football Team".
  6. ^ "Vols rarely hurt by QB transfers".
  7. ^ "Ex-Butler star Riley Ferguson battles to restart his career".
  8. ^ "After fall and rise, Riley Ferguson 'blessed' to be Memphis Tigers' QB".
  9. ^ "'Long road' to Memphis prepared former Vols QB Riley Ferguson for opportunity".
  10. ^ "Riley Ferguson: From Tennessee Vol to fence builder to Memphis QB".
  11. ^ "New Tiger QB? Riley Ferguson says he's up to the challenge".
  12. ^ "Riley Ferguson's leadership standing out at Memphis".
  13. ^ "Riley Ferguson Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  14. ^ Gallant, Jacob (April 29, 2018). "Ferguson goes undrafted, but signs deal with Buccaneers". wmcactionnews5.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  15. ^ Greer, Jarvis (May 17, 2018). "Ferguson cut by Buccaneers". wect.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.

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