Last confirmed: Buffalo, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 310 lb · Medina, OH
Chris Ford: DT · Buffalo · #58.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chris Ford
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. 2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at Buffalo since. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Miami (OH) — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-17@ Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-21@ Army | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 33-10vs Colgate | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-31vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-13@ Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-21@ Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-28vs Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 40-24@ Ball State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-24vs Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2017
W 38-28
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Bowling Green at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
7%2 hurries30 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Lance Leipold, all balanced offenses — 8-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
49.0%
400 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
68.1
12 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
433 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Buffalo, 60 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Quinn, Alex Wood, and Lance Leipold. Multi-era developmental context.
