Nate Ferguson: CB · South Florida · #37.
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Nate Ferguson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The two seasons at South Florida span two head coaches: Willie Taggart and Charlie Strong. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against San José State — Week 1, 2017.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Florida | 16 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | South Florida | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 25 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-22@ San José State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs Stony Brook | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 47-23vs Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 43-7vs Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 61-31@ East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-3vs Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-20@ UConn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-34vs Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
16tackles this season16 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charlie Strong
Pass share
36.9%
366 pass / 626 run
Plays / game
82.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
389 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at South Florida, 25 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Charlie Strong. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
