Tight end, Wisconsin, 2017–⁠21

Jake Ferguson

Number
No. 84
Height
6′5″
Weight
242 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Madison, WI
Born
Jan 18, 1999

Jake Ferguson played tight end at Wisconsin (2017–⁠21). The Dallas Cowboys took Ferguson in round 4, No. 129 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
452
Receiving yards, 2018 (Wisconsin, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 129
Round 4, 2022 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Penn State, 202192receiving yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20213receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Illinois, 2020

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Wisconsin3545212.9436
2019Wisconsin3340712.3228
2020Wisconsin3030510.2434
2021Wisconsin464509.8335
Career1441,61411.21336

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Wisconsin84TEFr.
2019Wisconsin84TESo.
2020Wisconsin84TEJr.
2021Wisconsin84TESr.6′5″242

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Wisconsin460.9695th (n=497)0.5344.36%
2019Wisconsin390.7682nd (n=499)0.5429.74%
2020Wisconsin410.5044th (n=346)0.5520.48%
2021Wisconsin490.8068th (n=410)0.6739.36%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Wisconsin 13 games, 46 catches, 450 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠16952010
Sep 11vs.Eastern MichiganW 34–⁠731707
Sep 25vs.Notre DameL 13–⁠41111011
Oct 2vs.MichiganL 17–⁠38228019
Oct 9atIllinoisW 24–⁠0113013
Oct 16vs.ArmyW 20–⁠14458018
Oct 23atPurdueW 30–⁠13223017
Oct 30vs.IowaW 27–⁠731317
Nov 6atRutgersW 52–⁠3240029
Nov 13vs.NorthwesternW 35–⁠7443113
Nov 20vs.NebraskaW 35–⁠28892035
Nov 27atMinnesotaL 13–⁠23427011
Dec 30 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 20–⁠13333114
2020 Wisconsin 7 games, 30 catches, 305 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 23vs.IllinoisW 45–⁠7772334
Nov 14atMichiganW 49–⁠11451118
Nov 21atNorthwesternL 7–⁠17758015
Dec 5vs.IndianaL 6–⁠14554016
Dec 12atIowaL 7–⁠2831406
Dec 19vs.MinnesotaW 20–⁠17335023
Dec 30 ✦vs.Wake ForestW 42–⁠28121021
2019 Wisconsin 14 games, 33 catches, 407 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠032209
Sep 7vs.Central MichiganW 61–⁠0349022
Sep 21vs.MichiganW 35–⁠14328011
Sep 28vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠151202
Oct 5vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠01212
Oct 12vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠0462027
Oct 19atIllinoisL 23–⁠24577119
Oct 26atOhio StateL 7–⁠381505
Nov 9vs.IowaW 24–⁠22219014
Nov 16atNebraskaW 37–⁠21114014
Nov 23vs.PurdueW 45–⁠24230028
Nov 30atMinnesotaW 38–⁠17120020
Dec 7vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠34233024
Jan 1 ✦vs.OregonL 27–⁠28444022
2018 Wisconsin 13 games, 35 catches, 452 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Western KentuckyW 34–⁠3443011
Sep 8vs.New MexicoW 45–⁠141404
Sep 15vs.BYUL 21–⁠24361027
Sep 22atIowaW 28–⁠17458123
Oct 6vs.NebraskaW 41–⁠24447115
Oct 13atMichiganL 13–⁠38246036
Oct 20vs.IllinoisW 49–⁠20362127
Oct 27atNorthwesternL 17–⁠311303
Nov 3vs.RutgersW 31–⁠17233020
Nov 10atPenn StateL 10–⁠22218011
Nov 17atPurdueW 47–⁠44216011
Nov 24vs.MinnesotaL 15–⁠37546112
Dec 27 ✦vs.MiamiW 35–⁠3215010

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′4⅞″
Weight250 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan77¼″W
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.48 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 64 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2023, 2025)

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Dallas Cowboys11191742
2023Dallas Cowboys17717615
2024Dallas Cowboys14594940
2025Dallas Cowboys17826008
2026 (so far)Dallas Cowboys5151023
NFL career642462,13118

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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