Washington football training camp profiles: Running backs

Josh Ferguson

Experience: 5th season

Draft Status: Undrafted, 2016

2019 Stats: Two games, three carries, nine yards

2020 Outlook: Josh Ferguson is the third undrafted running back from 2016 to be rostered with the Washington football team this season, and he has the least production on his resume. Ferguson joined the Washington football team in October of last year, signing with their practice squad. He was promoted in December, and played in two games, logging a longest carry of seven yards, and nine total yards on three attempts.

Now, Ferguson, who recently turned 27 years old, is at the bottom of Washington’s running back room, hoping to distinguish himself in the coming weeks. Without preseason, his roster hopes are essentially in jeopardy, but at running back, one of the league’s more volatile position groups, you can never say never.

Expected Role: Were he to make the roster, Ferguson would likely be a change-of-pace back. He has decent athletic numbers at 5-foot-10, 200, possessing 4.48 speed, a 34.5-inch vertical, and a 10-foot broad jump. In college, his combination of modest athleticism and physicality led him to produce over 2,500 yards in his career, but at the NFL level, his lack of extraordinary traits leaves him grasping for opportunities.

Status: Ferguson is a likely roster cut, if not during training camp, then on cut day. If injuries hit during the season, he’s also a candidate to be brought back, but in all likelihood, he won’t make it into September as a member of the Washington football team.