2012: Saw action in all 10 games for A&M-Commerce ... Finished with 29 tackles, including 13 unassisted, with 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks and a forced fumble ... Set a career-best with seven tackles at Eastern New Mexico (Nov. 3), including six assisted and a sack ... Had six stops the following week against West Texas A&M (Nov. 10) ... Recorded four solo tackles and five total at Angelo State (Oct. 20) ... Recorded three tackles each against Southeastern Oklahoma State (Sept. 1) and Midwestern State (Sept. 13), including a tackle for loss against the Savage Storm ... Forced a fumble against Abilene Christian (Oct. 27).
2011: Played in all 10 games for A&M-Commerce with six starts ... Compiled 16 tackles on the year, including four unassisted, with 1.0 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup ... Notched a season-best six tackles at Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 1), two of which were unassisted ... Had three tackles in his A&M-Commerce debut at Upper Iowa (Sept. 3) ... Recorded a pair of tackles at West Texas A&M (Nov. 12) including a tackle for loss while also recovering a fumble against the Buffs.
Prior to A&M-Commerce: Spent one season at Concordia University in Seward, Neb. ... Posted 29 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack for the Bulldogs ... Four year letterwinner at Dallas Lutheran High School ... Two-time all-state selection at both linebacker and tight end ... First team all-district selection as a linebacker as a junior and senior ... Recorded 157 tackles, 33 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, eight forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries as a senior ... Two-time team captain and Defensive MVP as a senior ... Tabbed the Preseason Defensive MVP of TAPPS 3A by Dave Campbell's Football Magazine ... Linebacker MVP of the National Underclassmen Combine in Tulsa, Okla. ... Coached by Nathan Robbins ... Also lettered three times in basketball and track and field ... Two-time Academic All-State selection (2008 and 2009).
Personal: Born April 6, 1992 ... Son of Eric Ford and Rebecca Hobbs ... Health and human performance major.
Ford's A&M-Commerce Career Statistics
|
Year |
GP |
GS |
UA |
AT |
TOT |
TFL |
Sack |
FF |
FR |
INT |
QBH |
PBU |
|
2011 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2012 |
10 |
0 |
13 |
16 |
29 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
20 |
6 |
17 |
28 |
45 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Ford's A&M-Commerce Career Highs
Tackles: 7, at Eastern New Mexico (Nov. 3, 2012)
Unassisted Tackles: 4, at Angelo State (Oct. 20, 2012)
Assisted Tackles: 6, at Eastern New Mexico (Nov. 3, 2012)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0, two times (last vs. West Texas A&M, Nov. 10, 2012)
Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Abilene Christian (Oct. 27, 2012)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, at West Texas A&M (Nov. 12, 2011)
Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Incarnate Word (Oct. 8, 2011)
