| Texas Longhorns – No. 41 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Communication and Leadership |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 28, 2001[1] Frisco, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Lone Star High School (Frisco, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jaylan Ford (born November 28, 2001) is an American football linebacker for the Texas Longhorns.
High school career
Ford attended Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas, where he was the District 5-5A-I Defensive MVP as a junior.[2] A 3 star prospect ranked the nations 81st best outside linebacker recruit, Ford originally committed to play college football for Utah before flipping his commitment to Texas.[2][3]
College career
After being a role player his first two seasons, Ford emerged as a star his junior season.[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.[6][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. [9]
College statistics
| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| 2020 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 61 | 58 | 119 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 13 | 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:[10] | |||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Jaylan Ford, Linebacker, Texas Longhorns". si.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- 1 2 "Jaylan Ford, Texas Longhorns, Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Frisco Lone Star's Jaylan Ford flips from Utah commitment, signs with Texas". Dallas News. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "While chasing Derrick Johnson's greatness, Texas' Jaylan Ford steps up on defense". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ Daniel, Cody (2022-09-21). "LB Jaylan Ford emerging as a force for the Texas defense". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- 1 2 Mitchell, Jordan. "Jaylan Ford comes up big, forces two turnovers in Texas' 24-21 win over Iowa State". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Texas LB Jaylan Ford named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week". Longhorns Wire. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "2022 Football - Overall Statistics". big12sports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ↑ Cook, Joe (2023-07-05). "Jaylan Ford named Big 12 preseason defensive player of the year". On3. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ↑ "Jaylan Ford". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2022.