Honors and Awards

2017: William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist, All-Big Ten honorable mention (consensus),

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, Academic All-Big Ten

2016: Academic All-Big Ten

2015: Academic All-Big Ten

2014: Academic All-Big Ten



Career: Played in 58 games — second-most in FBS history, trailing only teammate Leon Jacobs (59) — with 6 starts at safety … made 48 total tackles, including 0.5 TFL, 7 pass breakups and 4 interceptions, returning 1 for a touchdown ... part of winningest senior class in school history, posting four-year record of 45-10 that included 29-5 mark in Big Ten play and 11-1 record in rivalry games … part of four consecutive bowl game wins, four straight seasons of 10-plus wins and three Big Ten West Division titles … contributor to one of the of nation’s elite units, with UW ranking No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (16.0 ppg), No. 2 in rushing defense (104.8 ypg), No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (103.9) and No. 3 in total defense (281.7 ypg) over the span of his four-year career



2017 Season: Earned fourth letter, playing in all 14 games with 5 starts at safety ... recorded 17 tackles, 4 interceptions and 2 pass breakups ... shared Jimmy Demetral Team MVP award with fellow senior teammates … contributed to unit that ranked No. 2 nationally in total defense (262.1 yards per game), No. 3 in scoring defense (13.9 points per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (98.4 ypg) and No. 1 in pass efficiency defense (96.4) … returned interception 99 yards for a touchdown vs. Utah State on Sept. 1 ... had career-high 2 interceptions at Indiana on Nov. 4 ... recorded 3 tackles vs. Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 2 ... made 1 tackle vs. Miami in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 ... had 2 tackles vs. Purdue on Oct. 14 ... notched 2 tackles and 1 interception vs. Illinois on Oct. 28 ... recorded 1 tackle and 1 pass breakup vs. Iowa on Nov. 11 ... made 4 tackles and 1 pass breakup vs. Michigan on Nov. 18 ... had 1 tackle vs. Minnesota on Nov. 25



2016 Season: Earned third letter, playing in all 14 games ... finished with 7 total tackles ... recorded 1 tackle vs. Akron on Sept. 10 ... logged 1 solo tackle at Michigan State on Sept. 24 ... garnered 3 total tackles, including 2 solo stops vs. Nebraska on Oct. 29 ... recorded 1 tackle vs. Illinois on Nov. 12 ... logged 1 solo tackle at Purdue on Nov. 19



2015 Season: Earned second letter, appearing in 12 games … finished with 10 total tackles … recorded career-high five tackles vs. Rutgers on Oct. 31 … made three total stops vs. Minnesota on Nov. 28



2014 Season: Earned first letter, playing in all 14 games with 1 start ... finished with 14 total tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss ... made first career start at safety vs. South Florida on Sept. 27 ... recorded a career-high four tackles, including 0.5 TFL, in season opener vs. LSU on Aug. 30 ... tallied two tackles at Iowa on Nov. 22 ... made two tackles vs. Nebraska on Nov. 15 ... made two tackles vs. Maryland on Oct. 25 ... recorded one tackle at Purdue on Nov. 8 ... defended a pass at Rutgers on Nov. 1 ... registered one tackle at Northwestern on Oct. 4. ... recorded one tackle vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20



2013 Season: Played in four games before being sidelined by injury ... granted medical redshirt ... tallied one tackle at Ohio State on Sept. 28 ... registered a QB hurry vs. Purdue on Sept. 21 ... saw action at Arizona State on Sept. 14 ... made his Badgers debut vs. Tennessee Tech on Sept. 7

High School: Threw for 1,454 yards and 13 touchdowns while rushing for 406 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior ... first-team all-region, first-team all-conference quarterback, second-team all-conference defensive back, all-city quarterback, team captain ... named to the 2012 IMG All-Madden Team ... ranked as the second-best quarterback in Wisconsin by WisSports.net ... threw for 1,247 yards and nine touchdowns in an injury shortened junior season, while rushing for 415 yards and five more touchdowns ... won all-city quarterback as a sophomore ... high school coach was Mike Galindo Personal: Parents are Dawn and Brad Ferguson ... father played football at Nebraska from 1985-89 ... grandson of UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez ... volunteered at Wisconsin high school state football games and as a Little League coach ... enjoys golf, video games, traveling and reading ... participated in study abroad program in Rome in summer of 2016 ... graduated with degree in real estate and urban land economics in December 2017 Career Game Highs Tackles 5 vs. Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2015 Tackles for Loss 0.5 vs. LSU, Aug. 30, 2014 Sacks -- Interceptions 2 at Indiana, Nov. 4, 2017 Passes Defended 2 at Indiana, Nov. 4, 2017