Bowling Green State University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Ferguson, Davon
Jersey Number 7
Davon Ferguson
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- St. Vincent Pallotti
- Prev School:
- Kansas
Bio
HONORS
- 2023 third-team All-MAC
- Orange Bowl Courage Award nominee (2023)
- 2022 PFN preseason honorable mention All-American
- 2022 Athlon Sports preseason first-team All-MAC
- 2022 Phil Steele preseason third-team All-MAC
- East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 List member
2023
- Appeared in all 13 of BGSU's games with 10 starts
- No. 8 nationally among DBs with 13 pressures
- No. 5 nationally among DBs with 9 hurries
- T-No. 12 nationally in allowed YDs/Rec allowed at 7.5 yards per rec. (min. 550 snaps)
- One of four FBS players with 7.5+ TFLs and 8+ passes defended
- Made eight tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss at Liberty
- Collected three tackles, 1.0 sack and broke up one pass against Eastern Illinois
- Made one stop at No. 2 Michigan
- Notched three tackles against Ohio
- Made five tackles, all solo, in win at Georgia Tech
- Made five tackles with four solo stops at Miami (OH)
- Named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week after recording five tackles, two interceptions, two PBUs and 1.0 TFL at Buffalo
- Notched five tackles, four solo, in win over Akron
- Also broke up a pass against the Zips
- Made four tackles, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery in the win over Ball State
- Made two tackles and broke up a pass at Kent State
- Made four stops, 0.5 TFL and broke up a pass against Toledo
- Recorded two tackles and 1.0 TFL in win at Western Michigan
- Notched three tackles and 1.0 TFL against Minnesota in the Quick Lane Bowl
2022
- Started BGSU's first two games
- Sustained an injury in game No. 2 against EKU and missed the rest of the season
- Made six stops, including five solo tackles in season opener at UCLA
- Also had 1.0 sack against the Bruins
- Made two stops against Eastern Kentucky
2021
- One of the MAC's top overall players
- Started seven of BGSU's first eight games before missing the final 4.5 games with an injury
- When he went down with injury, he was the only player in the nation with 60+ tackles (68), 2.0+ sacks (2) and 4+ passes defended (4). He was No. 1 in the MAC and No. 14 in the nation with 5.6 solo tackles per game
- Made nine stops at Tennessee with seven solo stops
- Notched 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and broke up two passes against South Alabama
- Made five stops and 2.0 sacks in win at Minnesota
- Made a career-high 17 tackles at NIU with 10 solo stops
- Forced a fumble against Akron
Previous School
- Appeared in 20 career games at Kansas from 2018-20 with nine starts
- Earned All-Academic Big 12 team (2nd) honors in 2019 and was twice named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Was third among Jayhawk defenders in 2019 with 57 tackles
- Made 27 stops in 2020 in just four games, which was tied for sixth among the KU defense
- Spent the 2017 season at Hartnell College (Salinas, Calif.) where he made 55 tackles and notched two interceptions
High School
- Helped lead the St. Vincent Pallotti Panthers to a 10-2 record and a MIAA Conference title in 2016
- Played under head coach Ian Thomas at St. Vincent Pallotti HS
- Forced seven turnovers from his free safety position in 2016.
Personal
- Son of Lachelle Redd and Damon Ferguson
- Has two brothers; Damon Ferguson Jr., and Deonte Ferguson
- Also has two sisters; Lache Dabney and Layah Redd
- Father, Damon, lettered in track at Central State
- Graduated from Kansas with a degree in communications
- Grad work is in psychology
Week 3 Cinematic Football Highlight vs. Liberty (2025)
Tuesday, September 16
BG Football Press Conference 9.15
Monday, September 15
BG Football Postgame 9.13 vs Liberty
Sunday, September 14
2025 BG Football Cinematic Recap at Cincinnati 9.6
Monday, September 08
