Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Vanderbilt
Taurean Ferguson
CB • 5'9" • 190 lbs • Jonesboro, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Taurean Ferguson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Taurean Ferguson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a cornerback from Jonesboro, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Taurean Ferguson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Taurean Ferguson, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Taurean Ferguson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 5
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Taurean Ferguson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · CB
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Jonesboro · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Jonesboro · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · CB 130th (top 35%) · SEC 169th (top 28%) · National 1,485th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 51 | 3 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 8 | 29 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 40 |
Related Context
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Taurean Ferguson played CB for Vanderbilt. Across 5 tracked seasons, Taurean Ferguson recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
22.6
Usage
4.6
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 0. Georgia: 0. Ole Miss: 2. South Carolina: 0. Western Kentucky: 1. Kentucky: 0. Missouri: 1. Tennessee: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 8 by 33.3. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. Ole Miss: 7 by 49.2. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Western Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 3 by 22.5. Tennessee: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
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8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ TennesseeSplash game | W 42-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Missouri | L 17-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Kentucky | L 21-44 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Western Kentucky | W 31-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ South Carolina | L 27-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 35-57 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Georgia | L 14-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Florida | L 24-38 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Taurean Ferguson story
Taurean Ferguson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a cornerback from Jonesboro, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Taurean Ferguson's career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Taurean Ferguson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 10 | 24.4 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 10 | 24.4 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 6 | 22.6 | 4.6 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ole Miss
Week 7 · L 35-57 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 2 · W 47-24
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Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia Tech
Week 3 · L 7-38
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Old Dominion
Week 10 · W 42-28
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Charleston Southern
Week 7 · W 21-20
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
2 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
46.7
#2
2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
44.9
10 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
44.9
10 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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