Taurean Ferguson: CB · Vanderbilt · #3.
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Taurean Ferguson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Third year in the same secondary at Vanderbilt. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Florida — Week 5, 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
29 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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 | Vanderbilt | 29 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 52 | 38 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 81 | 61 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 24-38@ No. 21 Florida | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 14-45vs No. 5 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-57@ Ole Miss | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-34@ South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-44vs Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-45vs Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-24@ Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
29tackles this season29 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 14-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
54.2%
403 pass / 341 run
Plays / game
62.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt, 81 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: James Franklin → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
