Player Dossier

2013-2017

Vanderbilt

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.

Usage Score

5.1

Efficiency

22.6

Consistency

38.9

Season Value

19.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Vanderbilt
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

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.

Taurean Ferguson, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Taurean Ferguson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

22.6

Usage

5.1

Consistency

38.9

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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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

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. 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

Wins1.5 · n=2 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=6 · -1 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=4 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=4 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

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@ TennesseeW 42-24110011
Sun 11/19vs MissouriL 17-4533001
Sat 11/11vs KentuckyL 21-4421000
Sat 11/4vs Western KentuckyW 31-1732001
Sat 10/28@ South CarolinaL 27-3421000
Sat 10/14@ Ole MissSplash gameL 35-5776200
Sat 10/7vs GeorgiaL 14-4532000
Sat 9/30@ FloridaL 24-3887000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Vanderbilt

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201320142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0
2014 Regular SeasonVanderbilt2202
2015 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0-2
2016 PostseasonVanderbilt1024.4510
2016 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1024.450
2017 Regular SeasonVanderbilt622.65.1-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Old Dominion

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Ole Miss

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#4

Middle Tennessee

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.

#5

Tennessee

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2014 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

2 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

41.3

#2

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

19.5

6 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt

16

10 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 5 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8522

Jonesboro · Jonesboro, GA

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

81

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Taurean Ferguson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
81