Riley Ferguson

Quarterback for Memphis. 2017: 4,257 passing yards, 38 TD, 9 INT.

QB · Memphis · #4

6′4″ · 210 lb · Matthews, NC

Watch-list name (model)Memphis 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

PRO recruit

No. 26 nationally · Joined Memphis

Statement game431 yds · 7 TDat UConn (FBS) · W 70-31

Top 0.1% passing TDs game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 quarterback for Memphis. 2017: 4,257 passing yards, 38 TD, 9 INT.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Memphis in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Memphis, 7,955 passing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

201613 games

Signed with Memphis3-star out of Coffeyville C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#26 national

CFB

College

Memphis

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike Norvell, all balanced offenses — 18-8 over that span.

2016Memphis8-5HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

2017Memphis10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: pass yards (99th percentile). Strength: pass tds (99th percentile). Concern: interceptions (23rd percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Pass yards#3 / 179 · 99th pct

4257

Pass TDs#3 / 179 · 99th pct

Yards / att#12 / 179 · 92nd pct

9.0

Rush TDs#33 / 179 · 80th pct

Completion %#43 / 179 · 76th pct

63.1%

Fumbles lost#26 / 163 · 68th pct

Rush yards#119 / 179 · 34th pct

Interceptions#130 / 179 · 23rd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home8g	283	2.6	10.3	0.5
Road5g	398	3.4	8.7	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-77g	300	3.0	7.7	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	360	2.8	12.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Watch-list name (model)

Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Memphis	299	474	63.1%	4,257	9.0	38	9	161.2	--	--	--
2016	Memphis	280	443	63.2%	3,698	8.3	32	10	152.6	--	--	--
Career		579	917	63.1%	7,955	8.7	70	19	157.1	--	--	--

Season	Team
2017	Memphis	54	22	0.4	6	--
2016	Memphis	71	-70	-1.0	4	--
Career		125	-48	-0.4	10	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2017

W 44–31

vs Southern Illinois

288 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.4 · 23 rush yds (5 car)

Edged out Southern Illinois at home in a shootout.

With S. Smith — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 35 LONG · T. Pollard — 1 TD · 49 AVG · 100 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week