Mckeegan Ferguson

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Blanchard, Mich.
High School:
Montabella H.S.
Major:
Outdoor & Environmental Management

2024

As a redshirt freshman linebacker, saw action in four games, mostly on special teams … mainstay on the CMU travel roster … saw action vs. Bowling Green (11/5), vs. Ball State (9/21), at Illinois (9/14), and in the season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29).

2023

As a freshman linebacker, did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL

A May 2021 graduate of Montabella High School in Blanchard, Mich., where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Shaun Ballhorn … Three-year First Team All-Conference selection … Played middle linebacker and running back/fullback for the Mustangs… Rushed for 124 yards on 19 carries with three touchdowns, made 71 tackles (57 solo) with 2.0 sacks as a senior … Rushed for 471 yards on 51 carries (9.2 average) with eight touchdowns with a long of 69 yards on offense and made 65 tackles (55 solo) with 4.0 sacks as a junior … rushed for over 100 yards in two games as a junior … Also competed in basketball, baseball, and track and field … Three-time First Team All-Conference pick in basketball and baseball … Earned the Overall Best Senior Project … Earned the Athletic Excellence Award.

PERSONAL

Born Mckeegan Ferguson on March 16, 2003 in Grand Rapids, Mich … Son of Ryan Ferguson and Stacy Fournier … has a sibling Omalley … Father attended Alma and mother attended both Grand Valley State and Central Michigan … Hobbies and interests include art, drawing caricatures, skiing, and photography … Also plays the guitar … Worked at Big Sky Resort in Montana for six months … Chose Central Michigan because he’s lived in this area his whole life and has been around CMU Athletics … Favorite sports figures are Barry Sanders and Pat Tillman … If he could play another sport at Central Michigan, it would rugby … Majors in Outdoor and Environmental Recreation.