Riley Logan Ferguson (born January 19, 1995) is a former

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. He played

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at Memphis.

Early years

Ferguson attended

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in Matthews, North Carolina. He had 2,173 passing yards and 25

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as a senior and 3,345 yards and 48 touchdowns as a junior. He committed to the

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to play college football.

College career

As a freshman at Tennessee in 2013, Ferguson competed with

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and

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for the starting quarterback job. Ferguson suffered a leg injury during practice and took a medical redshirt. He was again competing for the starting job in 2014, but left the school in May 2014. Ferguson enrolled at Coffeyville Community College in 2015. In his one season at Coffeyville, he passed for 2,942 yards and had 35 touchdowns. He transferred to the

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in 2016. Ferguson was named the starter his first year at Memphis. In 13 starts, he threw for 3,698 yards and broke Paxton Lynch's previous years record with 32 touchdown passes.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ferguson, after finishing his senior year, entered the

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. Despite having the potential to be a sixth or seventh round pick, he went undrafted. He signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2018. On May 17, the Buccaneers waived Ferguson.

References

External links

Memphis Tigers bio

Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferguson, Riley 1995 births Living people Players of American football from North Carolina American football quarterbacks Tennessee Volunteers football players Coffeyville Red Ravens football players Memphis Tigers football players People from Matthews, North Carolina