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Jake Ferguson Dallas Cowboys · #87

Tight End · 6' 5", 250 lbs · Madison, WI · Age 27

Jake Ferguson is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 129th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 12 passes for 83 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 129th overall5-yr veteran
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Dallas Cowboys · #87 · Tight End
Jake Ferguson
Season avg12 rec · 83 yds · 3 td
Career avg243 rec · 2,112 yds · 18 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
12rec
83yds
3td
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Scouting report

Jake Ferguson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jake Ferguson is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 129th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 12 passes for 83 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Receiving
C
Big-play
A+
Scoring
B+
Receiving yards
Excellent · offense
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A-
Volume
Excellent · offense
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A+
Scoring
Elite · offense
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C
Big-play
Solid · offense
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B+
Target share
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Jake Ferguson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #180 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
213Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jake Ferguson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
83 YDS
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A+
Volume
12 REC
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C
Big-play
6.9 Y/R
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
3 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Jake Ferguson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
43
rec
15–71
324
rec yds
117–531
4
td
1–7
56
targets
21–91
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 12 → projected 43 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+31.2
Age curve
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Net vs last season+31.2 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 14 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jake Ferguson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202216191742229.2
20231771761510210.7
202414594940868.4
2025178260081027.3
2026 in progress · 4 games412833156.9
Career682432,11218327
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jake Ferguson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-01-18

The beginning

Jake Ferguson is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 5th NFL season.

Dallas Cowboys

Turning pro

Drafted 129th overall, 2022 as a Tight End.

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Jake Ferguson is a Dallas Cowboys tight end, drafted 129th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 243 passes for 2,112 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 12 passes for 83 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
250 lbs
Draft
129th overall, 2022
Born
Madison, WI
Age
27
Jersey
#87
Background

Jake Ferguson is from Madison, WI and is 27 years old. He was drafted 129th overall, 2022 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 250 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 243 passes for 2,112 yards and 18 touchdowns. Ferguson is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

Jake Ferguson is a starting tight end who has caught 243 passes for 2,112 yards and 18 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving243 career receptions for 2,112 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Best season71 catches for 761 yards in 2023.
Draft pedigree129th overall, 2022.
Durability68 career games played.
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FAQ

Jake Ferguson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jake Ferguson, answered.

What position does Jake Ferguson play?
Jake Ferguson is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was Jake Ferguson drafted?
Jake Ferguson was drafted 129th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Jake Ferguson played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Jake Ferguson's career stats?
He has caught 243 passes for 2,112 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Jake Ferguson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
69%
of offensive snaps
Target share
10%
WOPR 0.20
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ NYG
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
45
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
26
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ NYGW2 vs WASW3 vs BALW4 @ HOUW5 vs TBW6 @ GBW7 @ PHIW8 vs ARIW9 @ INDW10 vs SFW11 vs TENW12 vs PHIW13 @ SEAW14 · BYEW15 @ LAW16 vs JAXW17 vs NYGW18 @ WAS

Each week grades Jake Ferguson's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
7
since 2022
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Calf2025 Wk16 · Calf2025 Wk15 · Calf (Questionable)2024 Wk14 · Concussion2024 Wk13 · Concussion (Out)2024 Wk12 · Concussion (Out)

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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