Furman University

Honors & Awards
2025 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

2024 — Earned playing time in all 11 games and made five starts...caught 24 passes for 349 yards and three touchdowns...receptions ranked second on the team...had three catches for career high 108 yards, including a career best 64-yard receptions against Charleston Southern...first touchdown catch covered 51 yards against Stetson (48-7 win)...hauled in five passes for 53 yards and a 10-yard scoring grab versus The Citadel (17-16 win)...helped stake Furman to a 7-0 lead with a 13-yard touchdown reception against 21st-ranked East Tennessee State (24-21 win)...had a four-yard punt return against Chattanooga...named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year.

2023 — Put together a solid second season, seeing action in all 13 games and making eight starts...totaled 27 receptions for 335 yards and a touchdown... played a vital role in the Paladins 10-3 season headlined by a SoCon championship, eight consecutive victories, and FCS quarterfinal round playoff appearance...squad was ranked sixth in the AFCA FCS final poll...had a season long 45-yard catch in season opening, 45-10 win over Tennessee Tech...had four catches for 68 yards, including a 40-yard reception, versus Kennesaw State (31-28 win)...had a leaping, one-handed one-yard touchdown catch on the final play of the first half to give Furman a 17-7 halftime lead in an eventual 27-21 road triumph over Samford...scoring grab versus Samford was part of a season high five-reception performance...caught three passes for 50 yards versus VMI (37-3 win).

2022 — Appeared in six games as a true freshman, recording three catches for 28 yards...credited with a 21-yard catch in a season opening, 52-0 blanking of North Greenville...also registered catches against both The Citadel and Chattanooga.

High School: 2022 graduate of The Woodlands (6A) High School...played wide receiver...football coach was Jim Rapp...served as a team captain for 2021 season, helping his squad to 8-3 campaign...earned first team all-district honors after catching 46 passes for 1,010 yards, and 13 touchdowns...finished his prep career ranked fifth in school history in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown receptions...three-time academic all-district selection.

Personal: Full name is Benedict Louis Ferguson...born September 16, 2003, in Gulfport, Mississippi...son of Brad and Annie Ferguson...has a brother, Blaise...business administration major.