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Chris Ferguson Season 2019

PositionOL
Weight315 lbs
Height6-5
ClassGraduate Student
HometownNassau, Bahamas
Pronunciation1L
2019
• Team captain started 12 games in 2019, playing at right tackle, left tackle and left guard.
• Tabbed as a preseason Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference choice by Phil Steele’s Preseason College Football Magazine and a fourth-team choice by Athlon Sports.
• Helped UC rank in the top half of the AAC in rushing offense as Michael Warren II became the first UC back to run for 1,000 or more yards in back-to-back seasons since 2010-11. 
• Team closed the 2019 season with an American Athletic Conference East Division Championship, win in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl and the No. 21 spot in all three major polls (Associated Press, USA Today, College Football Playoff).

2018
• Entered the 2018 season having never seen the field in his previous four years at UC ... started at right tackle in the opener at the Rose Bowl and never gave us his spot, starting 13 games and helping lead an offensive line which set a school record with 3,113 rushing yards, surpassing a mark set in 1970.
• Ended up rushing for six yards against Tulane after picking up a fumble.
• Following the 2018 campaign, he was granted an eligibility-extension waiver by the NCAA because of injuries suffered earlier in his career.

2017
• Did not see any game action.

2016
• Did not see any game action.

2015
• Switched from defensive line to offensive line ... did not see any game action.

2014
• Redshirted.

PRIOR TO UC
• A three-star recruit according to ESPN.com who played only one season of prep football.
• Recorded 17 total tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during his senior season and played in the Orange County Metro All-Star Game
• Had never played football until August 2013 after moving to Orlando from the Bahamas but played basketball and soccer.
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Senior
2018

Offensive Line
6-5 / 303 lbs
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Junior
2017

OL
6-5 / 305 lbs
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Junior
2016

DT
6-5 / 288 lbs
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Sophomore
2015

DT
6-5 / 288 lbs
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Freshman
2014

OL
6-4 / 275 lbs