High School: A three-year letterwinner and 2001 graduate of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md. … a three-year varsity letterwinner and two-and-a-half year varsity starter at both offensive tackle and inside linebacker … had 42 tackles, two sacks, seven tackles for loss and one interception on the defensive side of the ball as a senior … an All-Montgomery County selection by the Montgomery Journal as a junior and senior ... also earned all-county honors as selected by Montgomery County head coaches … an all-league selection by the Washington Post ... also played baseball and basketball in his freshman and sophomore years … named to the Super 44 all-star team … also drew interest from Michigan State and NC State … high school coach was Dean Swink.

Personal: William Michael Ferguson was born November 21, 1982 in Bethesda, Md. … is the son of Heather Ferguson … has a pair of uncles who played football at Maryland (John Forbes, 1957-58, and Bill Kirchiro, 1959-61) … majoring in letters and sciences.

Will Ferguson Class: Freshman Hometown: Bethesda, Md. High School: Walt Whitman Height / Weight: 6-3 / 273 Position: Defensive End Birthdate: 11/21/1982 Experience: HS