5′10″ · 181 lb · Houston, TX
DeAnte Ford: S · Kansas · #27.
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DeAnte Ford
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Kansas, two different head coaches: David Beaty and Les Miles. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas Tech — Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 14-51@ TCU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-45vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 48-50@ No. 15 Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34vs Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 13-31@ No. 25 Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-41@ Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 6-61vs No. 11 Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2019
W 37-34
vs Texas Tech
1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles · 6 solo tackles
Edged out Texas Tech at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%2 TFL19 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Les Miles
Pass share
50.6%
388 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
63.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas, 47 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: David Beaty → Les Miles. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
