Riley Ferguson

Riley Logan Ferguson (born January 19, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Memphis.

Riley Ferguson
No. 4
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-19) 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

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
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 2+34 in
(1.90 m)
212 lb
(96 kg)
30+78 in
(0.78 m)
9+58 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[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

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