Alex Ford
Alex Ford
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tyson Helton and Jerry Mack. The receipt: 6 tackles against Middle Tennessee — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chandler Burks → Jerry Mack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 23 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 16 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 42 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 27–13
vs Merrimack
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kennesaw State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Kennesaw State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kennesaw State · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #132 · 2026 recruiting class #120
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to AJ Williams’s 2023 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Tate's junior season at Georgia State (2022).
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