Jaylan Ford: LB · Texas · #41.
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Jaylan Ford
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Texas: Tom Herman and Steve Sarkisian. All-Big 12 in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against BYU — Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
96 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 10.5 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 this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 31
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-10vs Rice | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-24@ No. 3 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-6@ Baylor | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-14vs No. 24 Kansas | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-34vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24@ Houston | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 9 | W 35-6vs BYU | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 33-30vs No. 25 Kansas State | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-26@ TCU | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-16@ Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 57-7vs Texas Tech | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-21vs No. 19 Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-37vs No. 2 Washington | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 46 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 |
Week 10 · 2023
W 33-30
vs Kansas State
1.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
96tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%10 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
2%2 pass breakups96 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
47.8%
474 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
70.9
14 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #49 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas, 272 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #175 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
3 weekly honors (2022)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Steve Sarkisian. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans SaintsEntering 3rd NFL season
New Orleans SaintsEntering 3rd NFL season
