A tight end with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, Jake Ferguson is a professional football player. He is 114 kg and 1.96 m tall. He played linebacker and wide receiver for the football team at Vel Phillips Memorial High School. In his career, he has 314 tackles, five sacks, and five interceptions on defense in addition to 1,795 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns on offense.
He made a commitment to play collegiate football for the Wisconsin Badgers at the University of Wisconsin. His 2017 true freshman year was redshirted. He participated in all 13 games with two starts at tight end as a redshirt freshman in 2018.
In the 14 games he started at tight end during the 2019 season, he hauled in 33 passes for 407 yards and two touchdowns. The next year, the Big Ten league gave him honorable mention. At tight end, he once again started all 7 games in 2020 and caught 30 passes for 310 yards and 4 touchdowns. He qualified for both the John Mackey Award semifinals and the All-Big Ten first team.
He caught 145 receptions for 1,618 yards and 13 touchdowns throughout his four years at Wisconsin in the 47 games he played in. The Dallas Cowboys selected Ferguson with the 129th overall choice in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Does Jake Ferguson Have Any Kids?
Jake Ferguson has no children currently as he is focused on his football career.