Senior linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2023: 9 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Manchester, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
ILB recruit
No. 2201 nationally · Signed with Georgia Southern
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2023: 9 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Jontavious Ferguson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Jontavious Ferguson has played for three head coaches in five seasons at Georgia Southern. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against The Citadel, Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Georgia Southern, 53 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chad Lunsford, Kevin Whitley, and Clay Helton. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #543 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 22 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 34–0
vs The Citadel
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs The Citadel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-35vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 40-3@ Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-28vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-27vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-55@ App State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 21-41@ Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Keith Brown’s 2021 season.
Matches Keith on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Joey Stemler's junior season at Ball State (2023).
Matches Joey on
Player DNA