Gaje Ferguson: S · Utah State · #23.
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Gaje Ferguson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Third year in the same secondary at Utah State. On tape: 15 tackles against Air Force, Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Utah State | 61 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | Utah State | 90 | 40 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Utah State | 40 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 191 | 89 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-38@ No. 11 Michigan State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 73-12vs Tennessee Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-32vs Air Force | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 45-20@ BYU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 59-28vs UNLV | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-16@ Wyoming | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 61-19vs New Mexico | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-17@ Hawai'i | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 62-24vs San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 52-13vs North Texas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 61 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFL61 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Matt Wells, all balanced offenses — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
50.3%
467 pass / 462 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
61 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah State, 191 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Wells.
