Ja'Kayden Ferguson

WR · #5 · Kentucky · SO · 6'2" · 184 · Houston, TX

WR-F depth chart, 2nd

62 2026 receiving yards

6 of 8 2026 catches

0 2026 TDs

1 Explosive plays

7 Career games (0 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Kentucky	7	0	6-8	62	10.3	0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 8.9 23

Yards per catch 10.3 26

Catch rate 75.0% 80

Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Ja'Kayden

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Kenny Minchey QB · 1,552 pass yds · 7g

CJ Baxter RB · 484 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

DJ Miller WR · 178 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Nic Anderson WR · 197 rec yds · 7g

WR-F Kenny Darby WR · 436 rec yds · 7g

Willie Rodriguez TE · 257 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Kentucky 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 12.2% 63

Red zone TD rate 70.3% 41

Line yards per carry 2.4 48

Sack rate allowed 8.2% 25

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	RZ opps	Target share
W1	Youngstown State Penguins	1	1	2	1	4%
W4	USA	2	1	8	1	8%
W5	@ SCAR	2	1	9	0	5%
W6	LSU	3	3	43	0	9%

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board

#636

Bjorn Jurgensen QB · Bishop Moore Catholic UVA

#644

Jason Stokes Jr. CB · Pflugerville Weiss UTAH

#645

Ja'Kayden Ferguson ATH · Fort Bend Marshall ARK

#660

Mark Manfred III CB · Sprayberry MIZZ

#660

Baron Naone TE · West Linn WASH

ATHs in the class

#28

Grant Dean Neenah WIS

#29 Cam Sparks Baylor School VT

#30

Ja'Kayden Ferguson Fort Bend Marshall ARK

#32

Harold Duvall Clovis East FRES

#33

Luke Emmerich Monticello WIS

2026 · 23th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 79th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.