Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Western Michigan
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.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Justin Ferguson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a safety from Pembroke Pines, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with Notre Dame and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Justin Ferguson's career...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Justin Ferguson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Justin Ferguson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Justin Ferguson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · S
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Flanagan · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Flanagan · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · S 125th (top 33%) · Mid-American 69th (top 13%) · National 743rd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 10 | 49 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 60.4 |
Related Context
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Justin Ferguson played S for Notre Dame and Western Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justin Ferguson recorded 9 receiving yards and 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 7 primary output with 27.4 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.
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2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
27.4
Usage
7
Consistency
56.2
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs First Half
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 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Ferguson story
Justin Ferguson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a safety from Pembroke Pines, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with Notre Dame and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Justin Ferguson's career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 3 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Western Michigan. 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 Justin Ferguson's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 9 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame and Western Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Justin 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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- 1
Notre Dame
2012
Opening stop
- 2
Western Michigan
2013-2016
Final stop
Season Value 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 | 7 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 6 · W 45-30 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia Southern
Week 4 · W 49-31
1
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Ball State
Week 10 · W 52-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Kent State
Week 11 · W 37-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · W 45-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
7 primary output · 27.4 efficiency · 7 usage
60.4
#2
2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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