Jerome Ford
Jerome Ford
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. This is his third year in the same backfield at Cincinnati. In 2021 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 189 rush yds, 23 rec yds against UCF, Week 7, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 1,470 rushing yards — drafted at #156 overall by Cleveland.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Luke Fickell.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
ClevelandEntering 5th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 215 | 1,319 | 6.1 | 19 | -- |
| 2019 | Alabama | 24 | 114 | 4.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Alabama | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 246 | 1,470 | 6.0 | 22 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 21 | 220 | 10.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Alabama | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Alabama | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 231 | 10.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021
W 24–13
at Notre Dame
71 rush yds (17 car)
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Bryant Koback’s 2021 season.
Matches Bryant on
Differs from Bryant on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Bryant Koback's senior season at Toledo (2021).
Matches Bryant on
Differs from Bryant on
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2021
#26
Heisman watch (#26) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2018–2021+3465%
Up 3465% from first season to most-recent.