Career Highlights

• Ended 2015 as only active FBS player with 2,500+ rush & 1,500+ rec. yards in career
• Second on UI career all-purpose yards list (4,474)
• Sixth on UI career rushing list (2,586)
• Third on UI career receptions list (168)
• Tied for seventh on UI career touchdowns list (26)
• UI record holder for career receptions by a RB (168)
• UI record holder for career receiving yards by a RB (1,507)

2015 Senior

• All-Big Ten third team by coaches and media
• All-Big Ten third team selection by the coaches and media
• Nine games started at running back (missed three due to injury)
• 129 carries, 708 yards and three rushing touchdowns in 2015
• Led the team in rushing yards per game (78.7)
• 37 receptions, 280 yards and two receiving touchdowns in 2015
• Fourth on the team in receptions and receiving yards
• 100-yard rushing games against North Carolina (138), Purdue (133) and Minnesota (105)
• Seven receptions for 100 yards vs. Northwestern
• Receiving touchdowns against Kent State and Purdue
• Illini Team Captain and Offensive Player of the Year
• Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List

2014 Junior

• Played in all 13 games making nine starts
• Led the team in rushing attempts (146), yards (735) and touchdowns (8), second on the team in receptions (50) and third in receiving yards (427)
• Led team in all-purpose yards (1,162) and scoring (60 points)
• Recorded 15 carries for 95 yards and two TDs, and added 37 yards on two catches in the win at Northwestern
• Had a career day against Texas State, recording career highs in rushing yards (190), all-purpose yards (233) and total touchdowns (3 - two rushing, one receiving)
• Notched a go-ahead 15-yard touchdown catch with 8:50 left in the fourth quarter against Youngstown State
• Named to Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch list

2013 Sophomore

• Ranked second in FBS in receiving yards per game by a running back with 44.6
• Ranked ninth in the Big Ten in all-purpose yards per game (112.6)
• Rushed for 779 yards on 141 carries (5.5 ypc) and seven touchdowns, while catching 50 passes for 535 yards (10.7 ypc) and four touchdowns
• Led the team with 11 total touchdowns
• Earned Illinois Point Award as top Offensive Big Skill Player at annual postseason banquet
• Totaled 17 plays of 20 yards or more: nine rushes and eight receptions
• Ranked second on the team in receiving yards (535) and receiving touchdowns (4)
• Set the Illinois single-season record for receiving yards by a running back with 535
• Had 20 carries for 115 yards rushing, both career-highs at the time, at Purdue
• Had 196 scrimmage yards and recorded his first career rushing TD at Nebraska
• Had 148 all-purpose yards against Miami (Ohio), 71 rushing and 77 receiving, including a 15-yard touchdown catch
• Scored his first career touchdown on a 53-yard reception against Southern Illinois and notched his first career 100-yard receiving game with 103 yards

2012 Redshirt Freshman

• Played in 10 games, making six starts
• Rushed for 312 yards on 75 carries (4.2 ypc) and had 29 receptions for 251 yards on the season
• Also returned 19 kicks for 344 yards (18.1 ypr), with a long of 37
• Led the team in all-purpose yards with 907 (90.7 ypg)
• Threw a 22-yard touchdown pass and registered 27 receiving yards on three catches against Penn State
• Recorded a career-high 10 catches for 84 receiving yards, had seven carries for 27 rushing yards and returned four kicks for 69 yards, totaling 180 all-purpose yards against Louisiana Tech
• Rushed for 101 yards on 14 carries, including a 51-yard run, and had 203 all-purpose yards at Arizona State
• Made his first-career start in win over Western Michigan

2011 Freshman

• Played in the first three games before suffering a hamstring injury and missing the last 10 games of the season
• Received a medical hardship waiver
• Made his Illini debut against Arkansas State, gaining 15 yards on six carries and catching one pass for four yards

High School

• A three-star recruit by Rivals.com
• Chicago Tribune first-team All-State selection
• Chicago Sun-Times All-Area selection
• MVP of the East Suburban Catholic League
• Joliet Herald News Co-MVP and Player of the Year in 2010
• Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 5A All-State
• Carried 145 times for 1,868 yards (12.9 yards per carry) and 25 touchdowns for a team that reached the Class 5A quarterfinals and was the 2009 5A state runner-up
• Champaign News-Gazette All-State special mention selection
• All-Midwest selection by PrepStar
• High school coach was Dan Sharp

Personal

• Son of Danielle and Collin Ferguson
• Born on May 23, 1993
• Honor roll student all four years of high school
• Favorite athlete is LaMichael James
• Chose Illinois over Air Force, Ball State, East Carolina, Memphis, Ohio and Toledo
• Majoring in kinesiology

Career Highs

Carries: 20 at Purdue, 11/23/13
Rushing Yards: 190 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14
Long Run: 75 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14
Rushing Touchdowns: 2, three times (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14)
Receptions: 10, twice (last vs. Purdue, 10/4/14)
Receiving Yards: 103 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13
Long Reception: 53 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13
Receiving Touchdowns: 1, seven times (last vs. Kent State, 9/5/15)
Pass Attempts: 1 vs. Penn State, 9/29/12
Pass Completions: 1 vs. Penn State, 9/29/12
Passing Yards: 22 vs. Penn State, 9/29/12
Passing Touchdowns: 1 vs. Penn State, 9/29/12
Kickoff Returns: 5 at Arizona State, 9/8/12
Kickoff Return Yards: 85 at Arizona State, 9/8/12
Long Kickoff Return: 37 at Northwestern, 11/24/12
All-Purpose Yards: 233 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14
Tackles: 1, three times (last at Ohio State, 11/1/14)