2025 Football Roster
Roster
Jacob Ferguson
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 240
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Hometown:
- Troy, Mo.
- High School:
- Troy Buchanan
- Prev School:
- UNI/Iowa Western CC
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Studies
2025-26: Played in all 13 games, starting nine … Saw action on 533 plays (488 defense, 45 special teams) … Had 50 tackles, including 7.0 for loss, along with four quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a pass breakup on the season … Had four tackles, including 1.0 for loss, at Fresno State … Had a tackle at USC … Had four tackles, including half a stop for loss, in the win over Jax State … Also had a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry … Posted five tackles, including half a stop for loss, and a quarterback hurry in the win over Maine … Recorded six tackles at James Madison … Had a career-high seven stops and a quarterback hurry against Southern Miss … Tallied seven tackles, including one for loss, in the win over Georgia State … Had six tackles, including half a stop for loss, at Arkansas State … Recorded two tackles, including half a tackle for loss, in the win at App State … Had three tackles for loss and a forced fumble in the win over Coastal Carolina … Had two tackles against Old Dominion … Was in for 16 total snaps in the win at Marshall … Posted three tackles in the Birmingham Bowl win over App State … Made the Honor Roll in the fall.
2024-25: Played in 11 games, starting three … Saw action on 333 plays (284 defense, 49 special teams) … Tallied 19 tackles, including 3.5 for loss and a sack, to go along with an interception, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery … Had two tackles, including one for loss, against Boise State … Record one tackle in the win at Nevada … Had a tackle against South Carolina State … Had a tackle in the win at Georgia State … Recorded three stops in the win over Marshall … Played eight snaps in the win over James Madison … Was in for 33 defensive snaps in the win over South Alabama … Got the start against Troy, recording five tackles, including 1.5 for loss and a sack … Also had a quarterback hurry … Had a fumble recovery in the win at Coastal Carolina … Tallied six tackles, including one for loss, and an interception in the win over App State … Granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA due to his time at a JUCO school … Made the Honor Roll in the spring.
2023-24: Played in 10 games … Was on the field for 195 total snaps (161 defense, 34 special teams) … Totaled 11 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and a sack … Had four tackles in the opener against The Citadel … Played 30 total snaps in the win over UAB … Played 40 total snaps at Wisconsin … Had a sack in the win at Ball State … Played 11 defensive snaps in the win over Coastal Carolina and eight at James Madison … Played 27 total snaps at Texas State … Was in for five total snaps against Old Dominion … Recorded two tackles at App State … Had four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, against Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.
2022-23: Played in one game for Iowa Western CC, posting two tackles … One of those tackles was for loss … The Reivers won the NJCAA national title … Enrolled at Georgia Southern in January … Made the Honor Roll in the spring.
2021-22: Had 2.5 sacks in five games for Iowa Western CC.
2020-21: Attended Northern Iowa, where he didn’t see action in the COVID season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Ryan Nesbitt at Troy Buchanan High … A two-time all-conference honoree who also earned all-district honors in 2018 and 2019 … Racked up 45 tackles, including 6.0 sacks and 19 tackles for loss, along with two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a touchdown as a senior … A four-sport athlete who played football, wrestling, lacrosse and track & field.
PERSONAL: Born Jacob Ferguson on March 26 in St. Louis … Son of Lashonda and Antonio Felder … Has three brothers, Micah, Caleb and Gabriel, and a sister, Jordan.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies (Graduated)
