Damon Ferguson Jr.
Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 112 | — |
| Success rate | 50.0% | 70th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 16.1% | 84th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 11.6% | 79th / 332 |
| First downs | 31 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 22 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 5 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 21 | — |
| Target share | 8.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 71.4% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.1 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 4.8% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted25 targets charted
Run direction119 carries
Game Log
Damon Ferguson Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Miami (OH) | W 59–14 | 6.6 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 |  UCF | W 12–7 | 6.6 | 20 | 59 | 3.0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 |  Syracuse | W 27–13 | 7.8 | 10 | 102 | 10.2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Bucknell | W 59–0 | 6.7 | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | @ Virginia Tech | W 35–33 | 6.2 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 |  North Carolina | L 17–21 | 5.9 | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | @ Boston College | L 21–27 | 5.8 | 17 | 119 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 | @ Miami | L 23–52 | 6.3 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 |  Georgia Tech | W 34–11 | 8.8 | 31 | 185 | 6.0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 · 9 games | 6.7 | 123 | 662 | 5.4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 113 | 6.3 | 1 | 15 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 123 | — |
| Yards | 662 | 34th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.4 | 83rd / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 6 | 54th / 683 |
| Long | 33 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 18 | 367th / 2089 |
| Yards | 113 | 700th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 6.3 | 449th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 15 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Miami (OH) | — | 75 | ~23 (16–30) | 9 | · | 31% |
| Wk 2 · UCF | ✓ RB | 71 | ~40 (34–44) | 24 | · | 56% |
| Wk 3 · Syracuse | ✓ RB | 60 | ~23 (16–30) | 12 | 1 | 38% |
| Wk 4 · Bucknell | ✓ RB | 82 | ~30 (20–39) | 12 | · | 37% |
| Wk 5 · Virginia Tech | — | 61 | ~16 (11–21) | 8 | · | 26% |
| Wk 6 · North Carolina | — | 85 | ~43 (36–48) | 21 | · | 51% |
| Wk 7 · Boston College | ✓ RB | 64 | ~35 (24–45) | 18 | · | 55% |
| Wk 8 · Miami | ✓ RB | 61 | ~24 (16–31) | 10 | · | 39% |
| Wk 9 · Georgia Tech | — | 88 | ~56 (47–62) | 34 | · | 64% |
| Season | 5 GS | 647 | 290 (240–367) | 148 | 1 | 45% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Damon Ferguson Jr. | RB | FR | 123 | 662 | 5.4 | 6 | 18 | +0.08 |
| La'Vell Wright | RB | 76 | 305 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +0.07 | ||
| Ja'Kyrian Turner | RB | 30 | 131 | 4.4 | 1 | 10 | +0.12 | ||
| 5 | Justin Cook | RB | SR | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 1 | 2 | -0.04 |
| 27 | Jaylin Brown | RB | SO | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 | -0.17 |
| 20 | Synkwan Smith | RB | SO | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | +0.09 |
| 34 | Ethan Shine | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Zaky Roberts | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Pittsburgh depth chart →