1. Jaylon O'Neal Ferguson was an American football outside linebacker.
13 Facts About Jaylon Ferguson
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Jaylon Ferguson played college football at Louisiana Tech before being drafted 85th overall by the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League in the 2019 NFL draft.
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Jaylon Ferguson redshirted his first year at Louisiana Tech in 2014.
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Jaylon Ferguson returned to Louisiana Tech for his senior year in 2018.
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Jaylon Ferguson became the Football Bowl Subdivision career sack leader during the 2018 Hawaii Bowl, and was named winning-team MVP of that game.
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In February 2019, the National Football League rescinded their invitation to Jaylon Ferguson to attend the NFL Scouting Combine after discovering his misdemeanor simple battery conviction from 2015.
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Jaylon Ferguson was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft.
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On September 22,2019, Jaylon Ferguson made his NFL debut, recording 18 snaps against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Jaylon Ferguson recorded his first-career tackle two weeks later against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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In 2021, Jaylon Ferguson appeared in 10 games, recording six tackles but no sacks.
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Jaylon Ferguson had a son and two daughters with his fiancee.
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Jaylon Ferguson died in Baltimore on June 21,2022, at the age of 26.
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Jaylon Ferguson was a kind, respectful young man with a big smile and infectious personality.