Joe Ferguson: S · Wisconsin · #8.
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Joe Ferguson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at Wisconsin since. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Michigan — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 2 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 0 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs Utah State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-9vs Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-13vs Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-10@ Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-17@ Indiana | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-14vs No. 25 Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-10vs No. 19 Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 31-0@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-27vs No. 8 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-24@ No. 11 Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL16 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
2 seasons under Paul Chryst, all run-heavy offenses — 24-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
35.8%
324 pass / 582 run
Plays / game
64.7
14 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Wisconsin, 23 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Andersen → Paul Chryst. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
