| No. 4 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 19, 1995 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 | |
Riley Logan Ferguson (born January 19, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Memphis.
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]
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]
| 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] | ||||||||||||
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]