Alonzo Ford
Alonzo Ford
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ricky Rahne and James Franklin. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Ohio State, Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
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 | Penn State | 18 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 16 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 32 | 14 | 5.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 40 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 106 | 41 | 12.0 | 4.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 22–10
at Clemson
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Penn State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Penn State
Returning around him
- 8 Penn State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -10 net (38 in / 48 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Penn State · Last season: 7-6 (AP #7) · Talent rank #10 · 2026 recruiting class #65
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to T.J. Bollers’s 2025 season.
Matches T.J. on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Zion Nason's senior season at Louisiana Tech (2025).
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