Riley Ferguson
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Matthews, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 19, 1995 Matthews, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | David W. Butler (Matthews, North Carolina) |
| College | Tennessee (2013) Coffeyville (2015) Memphis (2016–2017) |
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Riley Logan Ferguson (born January 19, 1995) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football at Memphis.
Ferguson attended David W. Butler High School in Matthews, North Carolina.[1] He had 2,173 passing yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior and 3,345 yards and 48 touchdowns as a junior. Ferguson helped lead Butler to North Carolina 4AA state championships in 2010 and 2012.[2] He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.[3]
College career
As a freshman at Tennessee in 2013, Ferguson competed with Justin Worley, Nathan Peterman and Joshua Dobbs for the starting quarterback job.[4][5] He suffered a leg injury during practice and took a medical redshirt.[6] He was again competing for the starting job in 2014, but left the school in May 2014.[7][8]
Ferguson enrolled at Coffeyville Community College in 2015.[9] In his one season at Coffeyville, he passed for 2,942 yards and had 35 touchdowns.[10]
Ferguson transferred to the University of Memphis in 2016.[11] He was named the starter his first year at Memphis.[12][13] In 13 starts, he threw for 3,698 yards and broke Paxton Lynch's previous years record with 32 touchdown passes.[14]