Jake Ferguson
Dallas CowboysJake Ferguson has 17 catches, 115 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns in 7 games for the Dallas Cowboys this season through Week 8, 6.6 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 5.0 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A Pro Bowl tight end who bounced back fast.
The case for
- 34-rank improvement from 2024 to 2025; one of the cleanest TE rebounds on the board.
- Two Pro Bowls in three eligible years; the resume tier is established.
The worry
- 2024 STTM #46 tier 8 finish proves the floor is real; the role compresses fast when the system stumbles.
- George Pickens's addition to Dallas means the target share is now split four ways with Lamb.
What to watch: Whether Ferguson's Pro Bowl floor holds in 2026 with Pickens still in the mix.
Full take and bio
Ferguson at STTM #12 tier 3 in 2025 climbed back from STTM #46 tier 8 in 2024 to earn his second Pro Bowl in three years. The 2024 dip was the outlier; the 2023 (#6 tier 2) and 2025 trajectories show what the role can produce when the Cowboys passing game is healthy. The Pickens addition for 2025 added competition for targets but Ferguson held a Pro Bowl share.
Ferguson was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, attended James Madison Memorial in Madison, Wisconsin, and was first-team All-Big Ten at Wisconsin. The Cowboys took him 129th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. He has made two Pro Bowls (2023, 2025) and accumulated 231 catches for 2,029 yards and 15 receiving TDs across four seasons.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Vance McDonald, Irv Smith, Clay Harbor. Built like: Peyton Hendershot, Gavin Escobar, Durham Smythe. Coming out: Bear Pascoe, John Carlson, Tommy Sweeney.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 2 stars, 3 starters, 8 backups, 7 didn't stick.
Jake Ferguson Props This Weekvs ARI
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1.5 | -200 Bovada | +150 Bovada |
| Receiving yards | 15.5 | -110 Bovada | -120 Bovada |
Best price across 9 books as of Mon Nov 2. Lines move; check the book before you bet. This week's board · Line Room
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Jake Ferguson Injury StatusQuestionable
Jake Ferguson is listed Questionable (Ankle), reported Nov 2. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 7 games
6.6 fantasy points a game, 46 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Jake Ferguson at TE23 (the public consensus says TE24); the model has 70 PPR points left for him this season; this week he hosts ARI.
Price a trade for him on the fantasy trade calculator, or see the whole board on the Fantasy hub.
Draft & College
Round 4, pick 129 to the Dallas Cowboys in 2022, out of Wisconsin (Big Ten).
In college, 2018-2021, 46 games: 139 rec, 1,560 yds, 13 TD, 11.2 yds/rec.
Recruited
Class of 2017 · Tight end · High school: James Madison Memorial, Madison, WI
WisconsinHis full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2017 class are still being added.