Jay Ferguson: DE · Louisiana Tech · #45.
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Jay Ferguson
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Three seasons in the Louisiana Tech defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 4 sacks against North Texas — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 20.5 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 | Louisiana Tech | 55 | 31 | 20.5 | 13.0 | 2 |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 39 | 25 | 9.5 | 7.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | 49 | 27 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 2 |
| Career | 143 | 83 | 46.0 | 34.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-26@ South Alabama | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-17vs Southern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-38@ No. 6 LSU | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-27@ North Texas | 6 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 4 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 7-28vs UAB | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-3@ UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs UTEP | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 | 3.5 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 21-13@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 11 | W 28-13vs Rice | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-21@ Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 15-30vs Western Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 55 | 31 | 20.5 | 13.0 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2018
W 29-27
at North Texas
4 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 2 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
24%13 sacksTFL rate
37%20 TFLHurry rate
16%9 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
59%13 of 22 pressures55 tackles · 20.5 for loss · 13 sacks.
3 seasons under Skip Holtz — 24-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
52.8%
479 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
69.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
520 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
55 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisiana Tech, 34 sacks — drafted at #85 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Skip Holtz.
Next stop · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 8th NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 8th NFL season
