Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#22
Zion Ferguson
Junior defensive back on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 180 lb · Atlanta, GA · Gainesville
Returning to Pittsburgh for 2026
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 443 nationally · Signed with North Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to North Carolina in 2024.
- Transferred from North Carolina to Pittsburgh in 2025.
Zion Ferguson
He got to Pittsburgh by way of North Carolina. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Miami (OH) — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with North Carolina4-star out of Gainesville
20255 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Pat Narduzzi, all balanced offenses — 10-5 over that span.
2025Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2026Pittsburgh2-0HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #64 · 2026 recruiting class #44
Background
2025: Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in May 2025 following his transfer from North Carolina…Played in 11 games for the Panthers and totaled eight tackles. AT NORTH CAROLINA (2024): Appeared in two games and did not record and statistics with the Tar Heels. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Gainesvi...
The secondary · Pittsburgh
- #12Cruce Brookins53 tackles · 2025
- #3Shawn Lee Jr.31 tackles · 2025
- #21Shadarian Harrison29 tackles · 2025
- #26Allen Bryant16 tackles · 2025
- #22Zion Ferguson8 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology