Professional football player Jake Ferguson plays tight end for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. He is 1.96 m tall and weighs 114 kg. He attended Vel Phillips Memorial High School and was a wide receiver and linebacker for the football team. On the defensive side of the ball, he racked up 314 tackles, five sacks, and five interceptions over the course of his career.
He had 1,795 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns on the offensive side. He committed to play collegiate football for the Wisconsin Badgers at the University of Wisconsin. He redshirted his true freshman year of 2017 to complete it. As a redshirt freshman tight end in 2018, he played in all 13 games, starting two of them.
In the 2019 season, he started all 14 games at tight end and caught 33 passes for 407 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was named All-Big Ten honorable mention that season. In 2020, he again started all 7 games at tight and collected 30 receptions for 310 yards and 4 touchdowns. He was a John Mackey Award semifinalist and All-Big Ten first team.
He played in 47 games over the four years he spent at Wisconsin, recording 145 receptions for 1,618 yards and 13 touchdowns. As a senior, he broke Lee Evans’ school record for consecutive games with a reception. Ferguson was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 129th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft.
How Much Does Jake Ferguson Make?
Jake Ferguson’s average annual salary is $1,091,221.