TE#87
Jake Ferguson
gsis_id 00-0038041
DAL
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.44 yd
- Cushion
- 6.04 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.25
- Avg YAC
- 4.19
- Share of intended air yards
- 9.8%
- Catch rate
- 83.2%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 6
- Drops
- 2
- Drop rate
- 1.3%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 94.3
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 1
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 102 | 82 | 600 | 8 | 19.1 | 0.165 | 0.31 | 1 | 188.1 |
| 2024 | 14 | 86 | 59 | 494 | 0 | -12.7 | 0.174 | 0.32 | 0 | 104.4 |
| 2023 | 18 | 114 | 81 | 854 | 8 | 43.1 | 0.170 | 0.33 | 0 | 214.4 |
| 2022 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 208 | 2 | 10.3 | 0.061 | 0.11 | 0 | 52.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- College
- Wisconsin (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2022 · Rd 4 · Pk 129 · DAL
- Rookie season
- 2022
- Experience
- 5 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 18 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · DAL
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
63 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · TE cohort of 35
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Dalton KincaidTE · BUF · distance 0.64
- Separation
- 3.42
- Cushion
- 5.97
- YAC over expected
- 1.02
- Share of air yards
- 13.0
- Catch rate
- 79.6
Colby ParkinsonTE · LA · distance 0.65
- Separation
- 3.55
- Cushion
- 5.72
- YAC over expected
- 0.44
- Share of air yards
- 4.9
- Catch rate
- 76.8
T.J. HockensonTE · MIN · distance 0.69
- Separation
- 3.75
- Cushion
- 6.20
- YAC over expected
- -0.15
- Share of air yards
- 8.3
- Catch rate
- 77.3
Sam LaPortaTE · DET · distance 0.72
- Separation
- 3.37
- Cushion
- 6.37
- YAC over expected
- 0.95
- Share of air yards
- 7.5
- Catch rate
- 81.6
Dallas GoedertTE · PHI · distance 0.74
- Separation
- 3.36
- Cushion
- 5.99
- YAC over expected
- 0.11
- Share of air yards
- 13.9
- Catch rate
- 73.2
Jake Ferguson baseline
- Separation
- 3.31
- Cushion
- 5.87
- YAC over expected
- 0.18
- Share of air yards
- 9.8
- Catch rate
- 80.4