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Player Dossier
2014-2018Louisiana Tech
Jaylon Ferguson
DE • 6'5" • 269 lbs • St. Francisville, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylon Ferguson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
Jaylon Ferguson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive end from St. Francisville, LA wearing No. 45, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Jaylon Ferguson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 85
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
Jaylon Ferguson, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. Jaylon Ferguson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 143
- TFL
- 46
- Sacks
- 34.5
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Jaylon Ferguson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · DE
- Career Tackles
- 143
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · West Feliciana · Louisiana Tech
- High school pipeline
- West Feliciana · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 3 · Pick 21 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · DE 15th (top 5%) · Conference USA 53rd (top 9%) · National 520th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 45 | 16 | 14.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 38 | 8.5 | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 55 | 20.5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 75.9 |
Related Context
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Jaylon Ferguson played DE for Louisiana Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jaylon Ferguson recorded 143 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Louisiana Tech paired 44.5 primary output with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
4.0
Efficiency
53.6
Usage
17.8
Consistency
49.9
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 3. Southern: 0.5. LSU: 2. North Texas: 10. UAB: 4.5. UTSA: 3. UTEP: 8. Florida Atlantic: 5. Rice: 0.5. Southern Miss: 5.5. Western Kentucky: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 6 by 55. Southern: 3 by 17.5. LSU: 6 by 45. North Texas: 6 by 75. UAB: 3 by 57.5. UTSA: 2 by 38.3. UTEP: 6 by 75. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 75. Rice: 3 by 17.5. Southern Miss: 6 by 75. Western Kentucky: 8 by 58.3
Split Comparison
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Wins4.3 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses3.6 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
75 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | L 15-30 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Southern Miss2+ sacks · Splash game | L 20-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 3.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | vs Rice | W 28-13 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/26 | @ Florida AtlanticSplash game | W 21-13 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs UTEP2+ sacks · Splash game | W 31-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 3.50 | 3.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ UTSASplash game | W 31-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs UABSplash game | L 7-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ North Texas2+ sacks · Splash game | W 29-27 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ LSUSplash game | L 21-38 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Southern | W 54-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ South AlabamaSplash game | W 30-26 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylon Ferguson story
Jaylon Ferguson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive end from St. Francisville, LA wearing No. 45, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Jaylon Ferguson's career was his defensive production: 143 tackles, 46 tackles for loss, 34.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Louisiana Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jaylon Ferguson's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisiana Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylon Ferguson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Louisiana Tech
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 34.5 | 39.2 | 12.2 | 34.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 34.5 | 39.2 | 12.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 20.5 | 33.4 | 12.8 | -14 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 20.5 | 33.4 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 44.5 | 53.6 | 17.8 | 24 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Southern Miss
Week 13 · L 24-39 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ North Texas
Week 5 · W 29-27 · Conference game
10
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
10 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 10 · W 45-24 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
vs UTSA
Week 13 · W 20-6 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Massachusetts
Week 7 · W 56-28
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
44.5 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 17.8 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
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34.5 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 12.2 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
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34.5 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 12.2 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
24
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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