2020 Athlon Preseason All-Conference Fourth Team
2020: Played in seven of the Bulls' nine games and started two before departing the team prior to the final two games of the season...carried the ball 55 times for 285 yards (5.2 ypc) and three touchdowns and made 15 receptions for 125 yards (8.3 ypc) and a touchdown on the year...also returned 13 kickoffs for 321 yards (24.7 ypr) with a 70-yard long vs. Cincinnati (10/3) in a game in which he logged 95 return yards on two returns...led the team with 71 yards on nine carries and added two receptions for 15 yards in the season-opening win over The Citadel (9/12)...led the team with 70 yards on six carries at Notre Dame (9/19) and added four kickoff returns for 53 yards...ran nine times for 12 yards and a touchdown and had five receptions for 43 yards at Cincinnati...had eight carries for 44 yards and two touchdowns vs. ECU (10/10)...logged a team-high 15 carries and 68 yards at Temple (10/17) and added five catches for 54 yards and a touchdown and three kickoff returns for 84 yards to post 206 all-purpose yards.
2019: Started three games at the slot after shifting to wide receiver at the start of the season...stayed under the minimum number of games played to receive a redshirt for the season…had five explosive plays (two rushing, three receiving) of 32 rushing yards, 42- and 52-yard receptions vs. South Carolina State (9/14), a 39-yard run at UCF (11/29), and a 20-yard reception at Georgia Tech (9/6)…totaled a career-high 100 receiving yards vs. South Carolina State (9/14)…contributed 137 all-purpose yards and a season-high two touchdowns vs. South Carolina State (9/14)…had his season-high 58 rushing yards at UCF (11/29) with a season-long 39-yard run to close the season…finished sixth on the team in rushing with 103 yards and seventh in receiving with 149 yards.
2018: Exploded on the college scene with 115 carries for 787 yards and eight touchdowns to rank second on the team in all three categories in 2018...added three catches for 78 yards and a touchdown in 11 games...made one start…his 6.8 yards per carry ranked 12th nationally and third in the AAC and is tied for the second-best season mark in USF history…posted three 100-yard rushing games, starting with a career-high 164 yards and three touchdowns on just seven attempts with a career-long run of 78 yards to go along with two kickoff returns for 50 yards in a win over UConn (10/20)…his 23.7 ypc average vs. UConn set a USF game record for a minimum of five carries...his 78-yard run is the longest non-scoring run in USF history...he followed the UConn performance with 16 carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns at Houston (10/27)…rushed 16 times for 120 yards with a 34-yard touchdown catch against UCF (11/23)…ran for at least one touchdown in four games, including one in his first career start against Tulane (11/3)…rushed nine times for 77 yards and two touchdowns with a long of 31 yards at UMass (10/6)…returned four kickoffs for 62 yards with a long of 32 yards…returned four punts for 14 yards with a long of 11 yards…posted 10 explosive plays of 20 yards or more on the season.
MIAMI HS: Named 2017 first-team Class 8A All-State by FloridaHSFootball.com...as a senior, rushed 124 times for 998 yards (8.0 ypc) and 12 touchdowns while catching 19 passes for 605 yards (31.8 ypc) and eight touchdowns…in 2017, helped Miami High School to go 11-2 and book the program’s first trip to the state semifinals since 1992…rushed for 129 yards on 24 carries and scored a 19-yard go-ahead touchdown with 5:13 left in the third quarter of the state semifinal against Atlantic High (12/1)…also punted 20 times during his senior year for 539 yards and scored three touchdowns as a returner… named to the Miami Herald All-Dade third team as an athlete as a senior and junior.
PERSONAL: Born on July 5, 1999, in Miami...son of Johnny Ford and Oneika McGee...has five brothers, Kenyata, Johnathan, Jamari, Jakari, Demetrius, and two sisters, Johneisha and Jaylah...his cousin, Robert Knowles, is a defensive back at Miami...majoring in interdisciplinary social science
FORD'S CAREER HIGHS
Rushes 16, (2X), last vs. UCF (11/23/18)
Rushing Yards 164, vs. UConn (10/20/18)
Long Rush 78, vs. UConn (10/20/18)
Rushings TDs 3, vs. UConn (10/20/18)
Receptions 5Â (3X), last at Temple (10/17/20)
Receiving Yards 100, vs. South Carolina State (9/14/19)
Receiving TDs 1, (3X), last vs. South Carolina State (9/14/19)
Long Reception 52, vs. South Carolina State (9/14/19)
Long Kickoff Return 70, at Cincinnati (10/3/20)
Kickoff Return Yards 95, at Cincinnati (10/3/20)
Kickoff Return Average 47.5 (2), at Cincinnati (10/3/20)
FORD GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2020 Rushing (Attempts-Yards-TDs)
The Citadel (9-71-0); Notre Dame (6-70-0); Cincinnati (9-12-1); ECU (8-44-2); Temple (15-68-0); Tulsa (8-20-0)
2019 Rushing (Attempts-Yards-TDs)
Georgia Tech (3-7-0); South Carolina State (3-37-1): SMU (2-1-0); UCF (11-58-1).
2018 Rushing (Attempts-Yards-TDs)
Elon (8-43-0); East Carolina (5-13-0); UMass (9-77-2); Tulsa (9-59-0); UConn (7-164-3); Houston (16-106-2); Tulane (10-34-1); Cincinnati (10-63-0); Temple (14-58-0); UCF (16-120-0); Marshall (11-50-0).
2020Â Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs)
The Citadel (2-15-0); Cincinnati (5-43-0); ECU (2-14-0); Temple (5-54-1); Tulsa (1-(-1)-0)
2019 Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs)
Georgia Tech (4-23-1); South Carolina State (4-100-1); SMU (5-26-0).
2018 Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs)
Elon (1-15-0); UConn (2-50-0); Temple (1-(-3)-0).
2020 Kick Returns (Attempts-Yards-TDs)
Notre Dame (4-53-0); Cincinnati (2-95-0); ECU (2-62-0); Temple (3-84-0); Tulsa (2-27-0)
2019 Kick Returns (Attempts-Yards-TDs)
SMU (1-13-0)
2018 Kick Returns (Attempts-Yards-TDs)
Elon (1-15-0); UConn (2-50-0); Temple (1-(-3)-0).
2018 Punt Returns (Attempts-Yards-TDs)
Elon (1-11-0); Tulsa (1-0-0); Houston (1-1-0); Tulane (1-2-0).
