 Ferguson with the Colts in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born: | May 23, 1993 Naperville, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Joliet Catholic (Joliet, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
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Josh Ferguson (born May 23, 1993) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Ferguson attended Joliet Catholic Academy, where he rushed for 1,868 yards and 25 touchdowns.[1]
After graduating Joliet Catholic Academy, he moved on to the University of Illinois, where he majored in kinesiology. In his senior season, Ferguson had 129 carries for 708 yards and three touchdowns.[1]
| Height | Weight | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||||
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| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
198 lb (90 kg) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.48 s | 341⁄2 | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
21 reps | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
While projected to be taken in the fifth or sixth round,[2] Ferguson was not selected in the 2016 NFL Draft. He signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[3]
On September 2, 2017, Ferguson was waived/injured by the Colts and was placed on injured reserve.[4] He was released on September 8, 2017. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 17, 2017.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on October 20, 2017.[6]
On August 22, 2018, Ferguson was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.[7] He was released on September 18, 2018.
On October 16, 2018, Ferguson was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad, but was released a week later.[8][9]
On November 7, 2018, Ferguson was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad, but was released two days later.[10][11]
On November 12, 2018, Ferguson was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 7, 2019.[13] On August 30, 2019, Ferguson was released.[14]
On October 16, 2019, Ferguson was signed to the Washington Redskins practice squad.[15] He was promoted to the active roster on December 10, 2019, before being released on August 3, 2020.[16][17]
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2016 | IND | 16 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 136 | 6.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | IND | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | WAS | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 152 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |