Usage Score
8.8
Player Dossier
2012-2016Notre Dame
Justin Ferguson
S • 6'1" • Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Ferguson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
27.4
Consistency
56.2
Season Value
26.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Justin Ferguson, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Justin Ferguson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Notre Dame paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Notre Dame, Western Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
27.4
Usage
8.8
Consistency
56.2
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 2. Akron: 0. Eastern Michigan: 1. Ball State: 1. Kent State: 1. Buffalo: 0. Toledo: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 9 by 47.5. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 10 by 61.7. Akron: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 43.3. Ball State: 6 by 35. Kent State: 8 by 43.3. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Wins0.7 · n=10
First Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.7 · n=10
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Toledo | W 55-35 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Buffalo | W 38-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/9 | @ Kent State | W 37-21 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | @ Ball State | W 52-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 45-31 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Akron | W 41-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Northern Illinois10+ tackles · Splash game | W 45-30 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Central Michigan | W 49-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Georgia Southern | W 49-31 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Illinois | W 34-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Notre Dame
2012
Opening stop
- 2
Western Michigan
2013-2016
Final stop
Season Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 7 | 27.4 | 8.8 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Northern Illinois
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.
#2
Ball State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.8 takeover score.
#3
Georgia Southern
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.2 takeover score.
#4
Kent State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.6 takeover score.
#5
Eastern Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
26.6
7 primary · 27.4 efficiency · 8.8 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2012 · Rating 0.8933
Flanagan · Hollywood, FL
- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
49
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.