Zach Ford

S · Toledo · Sr. · #7

Toledo 2023 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Zach Ford

S · Toledo · Sr · #7

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★

#2806 national

CFB

College

Toledo

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021

Jason Candle

Toledo

2022

Jason Candle

Toledo

2023

Jason Candle

Toledo

Played his entire career under Jason Candle.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2022Toledo9-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Toledo	61	33	0.5	0.0	4	--	--
2022	Toledo	52	25	4.5	2.0	4	1	--
2021	Toledo	45	20	0.5	0.0	3	--	--
Career		158	78	5.5	2.0	11	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2023

W 32–31

at Bowling Green

1 SOLO · 2 TOT

Edged out Bowling Green on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Johnson’s 2023 season.

Isaiah Johnson

84%match

Syracuse · 2023

Trey Taylor

Air Force · 2021

NFL Rd 7

82%

Miles Brooks

Georgia Tech · 2023

80%

John Saunders Jr.

Ole Miss · 2023

80%

Jayden Johnson

Arkansas · 2023

79%

Matches Isaiah on

Class year

Tackle volume

TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyjon Jones's senior season at UAB (2024).

Tyjon Jones

87%match

UAB · 2024

Corey Ellington

Mississippi State · 2024

86%

J.Q. Hardaway

Kentucky · 2025

86%

John Saunders Jr.

Ole Miss · 2023

All-MAC

86%

VJ Payne

Kansas State · 2025

NFL Rd 7

86%

Matches Tyjon on

PD rate

Tackle volume

TFL rate