Jacob Ferguson
Jacob Ferguson
Wins his gap play after play. Third year in the Georgia Southern defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Georgia State, Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Clay Helton.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 48 | 22 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 19 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 78 | 32 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 45–17
vs Maine
5 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 28-point win at home against Maine.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #89
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamar Rucks’s 2025 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ivan Davis's junior season at Northern Illinois (2024).
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