Player Dossier

2018-2023

Georgia Southern

Jon Ferguson

LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Manchester, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jon Ferguson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

27%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

34

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

33

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Georgia Southern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio

Player Story

Jon Ferguson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Manchester, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Jon Ferguson's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8014

Manchester · Manchester, GA

Committed To
Georgia Southern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Jon Ferguson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Jon Ferguson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
53
TFL
0.5

Quick Answers

Jon Ferguson quick answers

Latest team and position
Georgia Southern · LB
Career Tackles
53
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 30 games
Best season
2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Top game
Ohio
Recruit profile
3-star · Manchester · Georgia Southern
High school pipeline
Manchester · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 11 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
9 tackles · LB 764th (top 63%) · Sun Belt 331st (top 51%) · National 2,916th (top 49%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern36-0--039.5
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern00-0--0-
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern37-0--041.5
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern922-0--041.5
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern89-0--037
2023 PostseasonGeorgia Southern720.50--018.3
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern77-0--018.3

Related Context

Jon Ferguson played LB for Georgia Southern. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jon Ferguson recorded 53 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Georgia Southern.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Georgia Southern paired 0 primary output with 9.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 6.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ohio

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Georgia Southern

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

6.1

Usage

1.5

Consistency

4.8

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0.5. The Citadel: 0. UAB: 0. Ball State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Georgia State: 0. App State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 2 by 13.3. The Citadel: 2 by 8.3. UAB: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. App State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ohio

Best efficiency game

13.3 vs Ohio

Result
Sat 12/16@ OhioL 21-41200.5000
Sat 11/25@ App StateL 27-5511000
Thu 10/26vs Georgia StateW 44-2711000
Sat 9/30vs Coastal CarolinaW 38-2811000
Sat 9/23@ Ball StateW 40-311000
Sat 9/9vs UABW 49-3511000
Sat 9/2vs The CitadelW 34-021000

Player Story

Jon Ferguson story

Jon Ferguson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Manchester, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Jon Ferguson's career was his defensive production: 53 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Jon Ferguson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Georgia Southern

    2018-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern08.31.2
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern00
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern09.71.80
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern010.21.70
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern04.70.80
2023 PostseasonGeorgia Southern0.56.11.50.5
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern0.56.11.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ohio

Week 1 · L 21-41 · Postseason

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5

Havoc Plays

33.3 takeover

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 33.3 takeover score.

#2

vs BYU

Week 12 · L 17-34

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Havoc Plays

18 takeover

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 18 takeover score.

#3

vs App State

Week 15 · L 26-34 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

16.7 takeover

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 16.7 takeover score.

#4

@ Arkansas

Week 3 · L 10-45

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Havoc Plays

12 takeover

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 12 takeover score.

#5

@ South Alabama

Week 7 · L 14-41 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

10.6 takeover

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

0 primary output · 9.7 efficiency · 1.8 usage

41.5

#2

2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

41.5

0 primary · 10.2 efficiency · 1.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

39.5

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games