Quarterback, Memphis, 2016–⁠17

Riley Ferguson

Number
No. 4
Height
6′4″
Weight
210 lb
Hometown
Matthews, NC

Riley Ferguson played quarterback at Memphis (2016–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
4,257
Passing yards, 2017 (Memphis, 10–⁠3)
Best game
431 yards
At UConn, week 6, 2017: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2017

Career highs

471passing yards, career hightwice; last at UCF, 20177touchdown passes, career highat UConn, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highvs. SMU, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016Memphis28044363.23,6988.33210
2017Memphis29947463.14,2579.0389
Career57991763.17,9558.77019

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Memphis71−70−1.0429
2017Memphis54220.4615
Career125−48−0.41029

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016Memphis4QB
2017Memphis4QB6′4″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2016Memphis5120.3683rd (n=152)0.25182.752%0.450.01
2017Memphis5260.4696th (n=160)0.25240.155%0.470.25

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Memphis 13 games, 4,257 passing yards, 38 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.UL MonroeW 37–⁠29102597019
Sep 16vs.UCLAW 48–⁠45233839861−4
Sep 23vs.Southern IllinoisW 44–⁠3122362882023
Sep 30atUCFL 13–⁠40274932113−20
Oct 6atUConnW 70–⁠31344843170−11
Oct 14vs.NavyW 30–⁠27244027930−6
Oct 19atHoustonW 42–⁠38335347111−6
Oct 27vs.TulaneW 56–⁠2618312983118
Nov 3atTulsaW 41–⁠142739298402
Nov 18vs.SMUW 66–⁠4521273202129
Nov 25vs.East CarolinaW 70–⁠139132993014
Dec 2atUCFL 55–⁠62304247141−5
Dec 30 ✦vs.Iowa StateL 20–⁠21213328620−21
2016 Memphis 13 games, 3,698 passing yards, 32 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 35–⁠17264029532−11
Sep 17vs.KansasW 43–⁠7152418920−26
Sep 24vs.Bowling GreenW 77–⁠3202735960−10
Oct 1atOle MissL 28–⁠483046343033
Oct 6vs.TempleW 34–⁠27172617400−8
Oct 14atTulaneW 24–⁠14213423611−15
Oct 22atNavyL 28–⁠42254033320−11
Oct 29vs.TulsaL 30–⁠59194034932−33
Nov 5atSMUW 51–⁠7202728740−9
Nov 12vs.South FloridaL 42–⁠4929463313141
Nov 18atCincinnatiW 34–⁠735210010
Nov 25vs.HoustonW 48–⁠443045409405
Dec 20 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 31–⁠51254337241−6

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′2¾″
Weight212 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.98 s
10-yard split1.71 s
Vertical jump29″
Broad jump9′2″
3-cone drill6.96 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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