Harding University Athletics

Career Highlights

• Career Games/Starts: 26/0 ... Bison debut: at Southwest Baptist (8/27/05).
• Earned his third letter last season, serving as Harding's placekicker ... played two seasons as the team's kickoff specialist and occasional punter.
• 9-of-14 FG, 36-of-40 PAT; 15 punts for 562 yards, 37.5 avg.; 5 tackles.
• 29 of his 136 career kickoffs have gone for touchbacks (21.3 percent).
• GSC Academic Honor Roll (2006).
• Redshirted in 2004.

2007

• Played in all 10 games as Harding's placekicker ... 9-of-14 field goals, 36-of-40 PAT ... ranked fourth in the conference with nine field goals and fourth in field goal percentage at 64.3 ... ranked sixth in the conference in extra-point percentage at 90.0.
• Set a new Harding record with 36 extra points made in a season.
• Led Harding and ranked fifth in the Gulf South Conference in scoring with 63 points ... he was second in the conference in scoring among kickers.
• Connected on at least one field goal in six games, including a season-high 3-for-4 at West Alabama ... also was 2-for-2 against West Georgia with a season-long 43-yarder.
• Tied school records by making 8-of-9 extra points in Harding's Homecoming victory over Arkansas Tech.
• Handled 65 kickoffs, averging 56.2 yards per kick ... had six touchbacks (9.2 percent).
• Had four special-teams tackles, including three solos.

2006

• Played in five games as Harding’s kickoff specialist and punter ... suffered a season-ending knee injury against West Alabama (9/30).
• 24 kickoffs for a 57.5-yard average and nine touchbacks ... 15 punts for 37.5-yard average and a 59-yard long ... landed four punts inside the 20.

2005

• Served as the team’s kickoff specialist ... 14 of his 47 kickoffs went for touchbacks (29.8 percent) ... averaged 61.1 yards per kickoff.

Previous School

• Lettered three seasons as a kicker and punter at Northland Christian in Houston, Texas ... three-time all-conference and two-time all-state ... coached by Nathan Sanford.

Personal

• Born: June 11, 1986 in Houston, Texas ... Major: Marketing... Parents: Steve and Lois Ferrell ... has one brother and two sisters.

• Punts - 4 (2x), last vs West Alabama (9/30/06)
• Punting Avg. - 44.0 vs West Alabama (9/30/06)
• Inside 20 - 4 vs West Alabama (9/30/06)
• Field Goals - 3 at West Alabama (9/29/07)
• Field Goals Attempted - 4 at West Alabama (9/29/07)
• Long - 43 vs. West Georgia (10/4/07)
• Extra Points - 8 vs. Arkansas Tech (11/3/07)
• Extra Points Attempted - 9 vs. Arkansas Tech (11/3/07)
• Kickoffs - 10 vs. Arkansas Tech (11/3/07)