Last confirmed: Texas, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 305 lb · Hilton Head, SC
Poona Ford: DL · Texas · #95.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Poona Ford
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Poona Ford has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Texas. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against TCU — Week 10, 2017.
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
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-51vs Maryland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-27@ No. 4 USC | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-7@ Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-34vs Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-29vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13vs No. 10 Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 9 | W 38-7@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ No. 10 TCU | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 42-27vs Kansas | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-14@ No. 24 West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-27vs Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 33-16@ Missouri | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 22 | 8.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%8 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries34 tackles · 8 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
49.7%
496 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
76.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
543 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
