Defensive end, Louisiana Tech, 2014–18
Jaylon Ferguson
- Number
- No. 45
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 269 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- St. Francisville, LA
- Born
- Dec 14, 1995, in Zachary, Louisiana
- Died
- Jun 21, 2022, in North Baltimore, Maryland
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Jaylon Ferguson played defensive end at Louisiana Tech (2014–18). The Baltimore Ravens took Ferguson in round 3, No. 85 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highthree times; last vs. Western Kentucky, 20184sacks, career highat North Texas, 2018Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | 49 | 27 | 16 | 14.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 39 | 25 | 9.5 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 55 | 31 | 20.5 | 13 | 2 | 9 |
| Career | 143 | 83 | 46 | 34.5 | 4 | 15 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 of 13 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech | 45 | DE | RS | ||
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | 45 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | 45 | DE | So. | ||
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 45 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 45 | DE | Sr. | 6′5″ | 269 |
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.
Game by game
2018 Louisiana Tech 11 games, 55 tackles, 13 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at South Alabama | W 30–26 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Southern | W 54–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at LSU | L 21–38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at North Texas | W 29–27 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. UAB | L 7–28 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at UTSA | W 31–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. UTEP | W 31–24 | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Florida Atlantic | W 21–13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Rice | W 28–13 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Southern Miss | L 20–21 | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 15–30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 |
2017 Louisiana Tech 11 games, 39 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Northwestern State | W 52–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Mississippi State | L 21–57 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atWestern Kentucky | W 23–22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at South Carolina | L 16–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.South Alabama | W 34–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atUAB | L 22–23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Southern Miss | L 27–34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.North Texas | L 23–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atUTEP | W 42–21 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.UTSA | W 20–6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. SMU | W 51–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2016 Louisiana Tech 13 games, 49 tackles, 14.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Arkansas | L 20–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. South Carolina State | W 53–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at Texas Tech | L 45–59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Middle Tennessee | L 34–38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.UTEP | W 28–7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Massachusetts | W 56–28 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Florida International | W 44–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Rice | W 61–16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atNorth Texas | W 45–24 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.UTSA | W 63–35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atSouthern Miss | L 24–39 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | atWestern Kentucky | L 44–58 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Navy | W 48–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–34).
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ | |
| Weight | 271 lb | |
| Arm length | 34½″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.82 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 8.08 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 5.12 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
3 seasons, 31 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Baltimore Ravens | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Baltimore Ravens | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 31 | 62 | 4.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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