#5

Ja'Kayden Ferguson

Sophomore wide receiver for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

WR · Kentucky · Sophomore · #5

6′2″ · 184 lb · Houston, TX

Transferred Arkansas → Kentucky for 2026
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How he plays

Rec TDs: 10th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

2

receiving yards · 2026

1 catches · 2 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 2 yds, vs Youngstown State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 wide receiver for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas in 2025.
  • Transferred from Arkansas to Kentucky in 2026.
His career, year by year

Ja'Kayden Ferguson

WR · Kentucky · So · #5

Ja'Kayden Ferguson arrived at Kentucky from Arkansas. The receipt: 2 rec yds, 1 receptions against Youngstown State — Week 1, 2026.

2 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • season totals
  • portal record
  • game log

The receiver room · Kentucky

  1. #17Hardley Gilmore IVWR · Jr.313 receiving yards · 2025
  2. #18Xavier DaisyWR · Junior177 receiving yards · 2025
  3. #7DJ MillerWR · Sophomore175 receiving yards · 2025
  4. #4Nic AndersonWR · Fifth Year106 receiving yards · 2025
  5. #5Ja'Kayden FergusonWR · Sophomore2 games · 2026

11 more on the roster · Kentucky team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology