CAREER STATISTICS
AT GEORGIA STATE: Four-year letterwinner at linebacker who finished his career as the leading tackler in Georgia State history with 199 ... Tied for second with 14.5 career tackles for loss and has two career interceptions ... Inaugural team member who is the only Panther to play in every game of GSU’s first four seasons (45 straight)... Played outside linebacker his first two seasons before moving to inside linebacker ... Part of Georgia State’s inaugural team ... Member of the program’s first signing class in 2009.
2013: Third on the team in tackles with 70, along with 3.5 tackles for loss, including one sack ... Made history with his 88-yard fumble return for a touchdown at ULM, the first defensive TD in GSU history and second-longest fumble return in Panther annals ... Career-high 11 tackles with two tackles for loss, including one sack, at West Virginia ... Made 10 tackles and forced a fumble vs. Western Kentucky ... Also had 10 tackles with a tackle for loss at Arkansas State ... Added eight tackles vs. Troy.
2012: Collected 47 tackles on the season with 2.5 tackles for loss ... Started four games ... Grabbed his second career interception at Rhode Island and also had a tackle for loss ... Career-high 10 tackles with one TFL and a pass breakup at William & Mary ... Added eight tackles at JMU and seven hits versus Richmond.
2011: Third on team with seven tackles for loss ... Finished with 46 tackles, three pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble ... Grabbed his first career interception and returned it 31 yards to set up a score against Clark Atlanta ... Season-high seven tackles at Jacksonville State ... Had two tackles for loss, one sack and a pass breakup at Houston ... Contributed five tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack at UTSA ... Six tackles and a forced fumble in the season finale against Campbell.
2010: Credited with 36 tackles, including 21 solo hits and 15 assists, and three pass breakups ... Career-high eight tackles, including four solo hits and 1.5 tackles for loss, against Jacksonville State ... Added five tackles against Shorter and South Alabama ... Broke up passes against Lambuth, Old Dominion and Lamar ... Made a splash in the Panthers’ inaugural spring game when he grabbed an interception and returned it to the five-yard line.
HIGH SCHOOL: Third-team all-state selection at Glades Central High School, which has produced numerous NFL players ... Selected to play in the Outback Steakhouse Treasure Coast All-Star game ... Recorded 90 tackles with 10 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior ... Helped his team to an 11-1 record in 2008, including an undefeated regular season, an 11-2 mark in 2007, and the Class 3-A state title in 2006 ... Coached by former NFL receiver Jessie Hester.
PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Alexander Ferguson ... Born Mar. 3, 1991 ... Parents are Cynthia and Robert Ferguson.
