Jonathan Ford: DL · Miami · #96.
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Jonathan Ford
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Miami. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Florida State — Week 11, 2021.
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
14 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-44vs No. 1 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 25-23vs App State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-38vs Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45@ North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30vs No. 18 NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-34@ No. 17 Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-30vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-31@ Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2021
W 38-34
at Pittsburgh
0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Edged out Pittsburgh on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry14 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jess Simpson
Pass share
53.7%
462 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Miami, 3 sacks — drafted at #234 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
A stat line in 31 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Richt → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 5th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 5th NFL season
