Jaylan Ford Explained

Jaylan Ford
Currentteam:New Orleans Saints
Number:53
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:28 November 2001[1]
Birth Place:Frisco, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:240
High School:Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)
College:Texas (2020–2023)
Draftyear:2024
Draftround:5
Draftpick:175
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
  • Third-team All-American (2022)
  • 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2022, 2023)
Pfr:F/FordJa02
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:2
Statseason:2024
Statweek:7

Jaylan Ford (born November 28, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.

Early life

Ford attended Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas, where he was the District 5-5A-I Defensive MVP as a junior.[2] A three star prospect, Ford originally committed to play college football for Utah before flipping his commitment to Texas.[3]

College career

After being a role player his first two seasons, Ford emerged as a key contributor for the Longhorns in 2022.[4] [5] [6] On October 15, 2022, Ford recorded 8 tackles and two forced turnovers in a 24-21 win over Iowa State and was named the Big 12 defensive player of the week.[7] Ford finished the season with 119 tackles, the second most of any player in the Big 12.[8] At the conclusion of the season he was named a member of the All Big-12 first team, and 3rd Team All-American by the associated press. [9] Ford would return for his senior season, once again earning All Big-12 first team honors.[10]

College statistics

SeasonGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF
202010 5 9 14 1.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
202112 29 24 53 6.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
202213 61 58 119 10.0 2.0 4 48 12.0 0 6 2 0 0 3
202313 40 51 91 10.5 1.0 2 5 2.5 0 4 1 0 0 1
Career 48 135 142 277 27.5 3.0 6 53 8.8 0 10 3 0 0 4
Source:[11]

Professional career

Ford was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 5th round (175th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.[12]

References

  1. Web site: NFL Draft Profile: Jaylan Ford, Linebacker, Texas Longhorns. si.com. April 25, 2023. July 21, 2023.
  2. Web site: Jaylan Ford, Texas Longhorns, Linebacker . 2022-10-31 . 247Sports . en-US.
  3. Web site: Briseno . Alex . 2019-12-19 . Frisco Lone Star's Jaylan Ford flips from Utah commitment, signs with Texas . 2022-10-31 . Dallas News . en.
  4. Web site: Davis . Danny . October 7, 2022 . While chasing Derrick Johnson's greatness, Texas' Jaylan Ford steps up on defense . 2022-10-31 . Austin American-Statesman . en-US.
  5. Web site: Daniel . Cody . 2022-09-21 . LB Jaylan Ford emerging as a force for the Texas defense . 2022-10-31 . Burnt Orange Nation . en.
  6. Web site: Mitchell . Jordan . October 15, 2022 . Jaylan Ford comes up big, forces two turnovers in Texas' 24-21 win over Iowa State . 2022-10-31 . The Daily Texan.
  7. Web site: 2022-10-18 . Texas LB Jaylan Ford named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week . 2022-10-31 . Longhorns Wire . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2022 Football - Overall Statistics . 2023-02-05 . big12sports.com . en.
  9. Web site: Cook . Joe . 2023-07-05 . Jaylan Ford named Big 12 preseason defensive player of the year . 2023-08-02 . On3 . en.
  10. Web site: Thompson . Cole . 2023-11-29 . Seven Longhorns Named To First-Team All-Big 12 Roster . 2024-03-01 . Sports Illustrated Texas Longhorns News, Analysis and More . en.
  11. Web site: Jaylan Ford . December 4, 2022 . Texas Sports . en.
  12. Web site: Sanders . Dylan . 2024-04-27 . 2024 NFL Draft Grades: Saints pick Texas LB Jaylan Ford at No. 175 . 2024-06-30 . Saints Wire. USA Today . en-US.

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