Last confirmed: Vanderbilt, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 190 lb · Jonesboro, GA
Taurean Ferguson: CB · Vanderbilt · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Taurean Ferguson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. This is his third year in the same secondary at Vanderbilt. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Florida — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 29 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 52 | 38 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 81 | 61 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 24-38@ No. 21 Florida | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 14-45vs No. 5 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-57@ Ole Miss | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-34@ South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-44vs Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-45vs Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-24@ Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
29tackles this season29 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 14-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
54.2%
403 pass / 341 run
Plays / game
62.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt, 81 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 23 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: James Franklin → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
