Last confirmed: Utah State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Mendon, UT
Gaje Ferguson: S · Utah State · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Gaje Ferguson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his third year in the same secondary at Utah State. On tape: 15 tackles against Air Force, Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Utah State | 61 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | Utah State | 90 | 40 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Utah State | 40 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 191 | 89 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-38@ No. 11 Michigan State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 73-12vs Tennessee Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-32vs Air Force | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 45-20@ BYU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 59-28vs UNLV | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-16@ Wyoming | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 61-19vs New Mexico | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-17@ Hawai'i | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 62-24vs San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 52-13@ North Texas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 61 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFL61 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Matt Wells, all balanced offenses — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
50.3%
467 pass / 462 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
61 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah State, 191 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Wells.
