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Defensive Tackle 6-3 • 283 • So. • 1L Frederick, Md. (Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy)
Running Back 5-10 • 215 • Jr. • 2L Leesville, La. (Leesville)
Ego Ferguson
Michael Ford
Powerful run stopper who will be in the rotation at defensive tackle in 2012 … Tremendous size and strength … Served as a backup at the position as a redshirt freshman and redshirted as a true freshman in 2010 … Had a solid 2012 in spring drills and was awarded with the Toby Caston Award as the most outstanding defensive player. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Played in 13 games with no starts ... Played in every game except the Mississippi State contest … Recorded 13 tackles on the year with with 0.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup … Set a career high with four tackles against Florida ... Recorded three tackles including half a TFL versus Kentucky ... Saw extensive playing time at West Virginia and recorded two solo tackles and one pass breakup. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2010) Redshirted as a true freshman in 2010. HIGH SCHOOL One of the top defensive end prospects in high school football in 2009 … A member of the Rivals 100 and rated as the No. 31 overall prospect in the nation … Also ranked the No. 6 defensive end in the country by Rivals.com and No. 7 defensive end prospect by Scout.com … A member of the ESPNU 150 … Named a SuperPrep All-American and a member of the SuperPrep Elite 50 … A U.S. Army All-American Bowl participant (East roster) … Tallied 67 tackles and 12 sacks at Hargrave Military Academy as a senior … Posted 97 tackles, including 32 for loss, and 14 sacks as a junior … Named first-team all-state in Virginia … Coached by Dave Tavenner. PERSONAL Born Sept. 22, 1991 in Miami, Fla. … Parents are Ego and Brenda Ferguson … Has five siblings – Jeremy, T.J., Caly, Nadia, and Nia … Majoring in sports administration. CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 4 vs. Florida, 2011 Tackles for loss: 0.5 vs. Kentucky, 2011 FERGUSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS Year
G-GS
UT AT
2011 13-0 3 Totals 13-0 3
TT
10 13 10 13
TIGERS
TFL
Sacks
PBU
QBH
INT
FF
FR
0.5-0 0.5-0
0 0
0 0
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
5 Jarrett Fobbs
Wide Receiver 5-11 • 195 • So. • SQ Shreveport, La. (Huntington)
Athletic player who will push for playing time among a talented group of receivers in 2012 … Lends great depth to the receiving corps. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Saw his first action as a Tiger against Northwestern State but did not record any stats. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2010) Redshirted as a true freshman in 2010. HIGH SCHOOL Rated the No. 10 prospect in Louisiana by Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 9 athlete in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine ... Rated the No. 28 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com ... Named to the New Orleans Times-Picayune Blue Chip list ... As a senior, rushed for 705 yards on 84 carries and 12 touchdowns ... Caught 55 passes for 649 yards and five touchdowns while also intercepting four passes as a defensive back ... As a junior, rushed for 614 yards on 95 carries with five touchdowns ... Caught 21 passes for 359 yards and five touchdowns ... Also returned two kickoffs for touchdowns while intercepting four passes as a defensive back ... As a sophomore, rushed for 825 yards on 120 carries and six touchdowns ... Caught 20 passes for 295 yards and four touchdowns ... Received Class 4A honorable mention all-state honors in 2009 ... Rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Coached by Anthony McClain.
One of the most experienced running backs on the team, serving as one of the go-to options along with Spencer Ware … Missed most of the spring with a minor injury but will contend for the starting spot in the fall … Extremely strong and powerful in the backfield and has shown great speed and quickness in getting to the edge … Enters the season as the team’s leader in rushing with 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns on 172 carries … Played in 24 games with five starts. . SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011) Played in all 14 games with starts against Northwestern State, Georgia and Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game ... Led the team in rushing yards with 756 ... Produced seven rushing touchdowns, tied for second on the team with Alfred Blue … Tallied a career-high 96 yards rushing two times - against Oregon and Arkansas ... Posted a career-long 49-yard run versus Arkansas ... Led the team in rushing in three games in 2011: vs. Northwestern State (72 yards), vs. Auburn (82 yards) and at Alabama (72 yards) ... Scored two rushing touchdowns each against Oregon, Northwestern State and West Virginia ... Became the first LSU player with six TDs through the first four games of a season since Charles Scott in 2008 ... Rolled to a career night against Oregon with career highs in rushing yards (96) and carries (14), and he tied his career best with two rushing touchdowns ... Received recognition in Bruce Feldman’s ESPN.com “Top Workout Warriors” in June 2010 and once again in the summer of 2011 ... Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated following win vs. Oregon. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2010) Played in 10 games and rushed 41 times for 235 yards and three touchdowns ... Started the Arkansas and ULM contests ... Made the second catch of his career and took it 27 yards for a TD against Ole Miss and also carried nine times for 58 yards ... Rushed for his third career TD and finished with six carries for 16 yards versus ULM ... Was outstanding against McNeese State as the team’s leading rusher with 86 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries, including a season-long 36-yard TD run. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2009) Redshirted as a true freshman in 2009. HIGH SCHOOL One of the nation’s top running back prospects for the Class of 2009 ... Named to the Parade Magazine All-America team and was a second-team All-USA selection by USA Today ... Proved to be nearly unstoppable during his senior season at Leesville High School while rushing for 2,953 yards and 29 touchdowns en route to a first-team 4A all-state selection in 2008 ... Wrapped up the regular season with an impressive 443-yard, six-touchdown performance against Tioga ... Led his team to the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs in 2008 ... In his final high school game in a playoff loss to Zachary, rushed 39 times for 299 yards and 3 TDs ... Capped senior season with nine games of 200-yards or better and finished career with 20 straight 100-yard games, a streak that dated back to 2006 ... Broke Leesville rushing record as a senior with 2,447 yards, topping the previous mark of 2,143 set by former LSU standout Cecil Collins in 1994 ... Honored for his performance by being invited to participate in the Hawaii Prep Football Classic in December ... Recognized as one of the nation’s top young backs after rushing for 1,334 yards and 18 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2006 ... Rushed for 567 yards in four games as a junior in 2007 before breaking his collarbone just three games into the season ... Rated as the #17 overall player by Scout.com ... A member of The Advocate Super Dozen, New Orleans TimesPicayune’s Blue Chip List, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 and the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 ... Ranked as the No. 2 recruit in the state of Louisiana by SuperPrep ... The nation’s No. 3 running back prospect by Scout.com ... Also ranked No. 7 nationally at his position by both ESPN and Rivals.com ... Coached by Terence Williams. PERSONAL Full name is Michael Deshown Ford ... Goes by Michael ... Nickname is Shug ... Born May 27, 1990, in Leesville, La. ... Parents are Frank and Tanny Ford ... Has two brothers - Frank and Justin ... Majoring in general studies with concentrations in communication studies, leadership development and sports studies. CAREER RUSHING HIGHS Attempts: 14 vs. Oregon, 2011 Yards: 96, twice (Last: vs. Arkansas, 2011; First: vs. Oregon, 2011) Touchdowns: 2, four times (Last: at West Virginia, 2011) Long: 49 vs. Arkansas, 2011 CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS Receptions: 1, six times (Last: at Ole Miss, 2011) Yards: 27 vs. Ole Miss, 2010 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Ole Miss, 2010 Long: 27 vs. Ole Miss, 2010 FORD’S CAREER RUSHING STATS
PERSONAL Full name is Jarrett Timothy Fobbs ... Born Oct. 2, 1990 in Shreveport, La. ... Parents are John and Judy Fobbs ... Has two brothers, Jonathan and Jason ... Majoring in business administration with a concentration in management.
2010 10-2 45 2011 14-3 127 Totals 24-5 172
FOBBS’ CAREER RECEIVING STATS
FORD’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS
Year
G-GS REC.
2011 1-0 Totals 1-0
0 0
YDS.
TD
LONG
0 0
0 0
0 0
Year
Year
G-GS ATT.
G-GS REC.
2010 10-2 2 2011 14-3 4 Totals 24-5 6
YDS.
TD
LONG
244 756 1,000
3 7 10
36 (TD) 49 49
YDS.
TD
LONG
30 10 40
1 0 1
27 (TD) 6 27
2012 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
LSU 71