Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-27vs Hawai'i | 25 | 99 | 4.0 | 3 | 28 | Season-high 99 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 6-45vs Miami | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 99 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 7-35@ Duke | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 0 | 28 | |
| Total | 47 | 202 | 4.5 | 3 | 28 |
#20
Micah Ford
Junior running back for Stanford. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Toms River, NJ · Toms River North
CFB Index 47 · #157 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceWatch-list name (model)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
202
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 25 car · 99 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 99 rush yds, 3 TD, 1 rec yds, vs Hawai'i
The play that turned itSwung Stanford from 24% to 71% to win.Stanford at Hawai'i · 23-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for Stanford. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2024.
How he plays
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
TD rate: 75th percentile.
The full scouting readAura™ · Him Watch
Hype = tape
+5aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 43rd percentile of RBs; the tape says
39th pctl our rushing-value metric (wEPA) RBs · 140 qualified, n=24
— the discourse is fair.Aura — fan perception43rd pctl
Production — on-field39th pctl
n=24 mentions · cohort: RBs · 140 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our rushing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 51.7 points in belief.
31.7own fans
-20national conversation
STANFORDDDDDDDDDDDD I LOVE IT I LOVE STANFORD FOOTBALL I LOVE YOU MICAH FORD PLEAASSEEEEEEEEEE I FEEL JOY AGAIN I FEEL LOVE AGAIN IT IS 1 AM ON THE EAST COAST
Also worth knowing:
Micah Ford
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Micah Ford has played for three head coaches in three seasons at Stanford. His first career honor landed in 2025: ACC Running Back Player of the Week. One game to point at: 99 rush yds, 3 rush TD against Hawai'i — Week 1, 2026.
202 RUSH YDS · 3 RUSH TD · 47 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20249 games
- Signed with Stanford3-star out of Toms River North
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Stanford
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Troy Taylor
Stanford
2025era →
Frank Reich
Stanford
2026era →
Tavita Pritchard
Stanford
Played under 3 different head coaches: Troy Taylor, Frank Reich, and Tavita Pritchard. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Micah Ford's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 37–27
vs Hawai'i
99 rush yds (25 car) · 3 TD
With D. Warren — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.7 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · A. Flintoft — 43.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Hawai'i · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA +2.85Micah Ford 2 Yd Run (Emmet Kenney Kick)
- Week 3 · Duke · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.44(02:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush right for 28 yards gain to the DUKE44 (#0 D.Flowers; #1 K.Loud), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Hawai'i · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.31(04:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush middle for 8 yards gain to the HAW46 (#52 L.McCoy), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.36(08:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush right for 1 yard loss to the STAN41 (#2 K.Moore)
- Week 3 · Duke · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.34(09:52) Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush left for 6 yards gain to the STAN40 (#1 K.Loud; #35 A.Pellicciotta), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21(01:44) #20 M.Ford rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HAW00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:41 #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford)
- Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21(08:38) #20 M.Ford rush left for 2 yards gain to the HAW00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:37 #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford)
- Week 3 · Duke · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +1.20(07:40) No Huddle #8 D.Warren pass complete short left to #20 M.Ford caught at STAN35, for 7 yards to the STAN37 (#30 W.Felder Jr.), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.19Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush right for 28 yards gain to the HAW22 (#25 M.Thompson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Hawai'i · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.19(12:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush middle for 3 yards gain to the STAN48 (#95 G.Speight), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 1: +76 rushing yards, +4 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning
2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced
2026Stanford1-2HC: Tavita Pritchard · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Concern: yards / carry (17th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / carry
36th → 45th percentile
Success rate
43rd → 45th percentile
Explosive rate
18th → 63rd percentile
Yards / carry
29th → 17th percentile
TD rate
37th → 75th percentile
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
47 of 47 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
43%47 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds19%of carries
9 carries
Grind
1–3 yds38%of carries
18 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds36%of carries
17 carries
Explosive
10+ yds6%of carries
3 carries
5 of 6 (83%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 5 (60%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.3 yds/carry on 47 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 63.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| Road1g | 76.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 67.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Pass share
57.4%
112 pass / 83 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
126 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Watch-list name (model)
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #24 of 38 ACC RBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Josh Hokit’s 2017 season.
Matches Josh on
Rush TD rate
Yards / reception
Height
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Narii Gaither’s path through Gardner-Webb.
Matches Narii on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Roydell Williams's junior season at Alabama (2022).
Matches Roydell on
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Receiving share
Differs from Roydell on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Micah Ford
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #161
Peaked at #161 this season.
The backfield · Stanford
- #20Micah Ford643 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Sedrick Irvin118 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Tuna Altahir55 rushing yards · 2025
- #34Champ Hampton29 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Chris Davis Jr.3 games · 2026
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology