Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Texas
Poona Ford
DL • 6'0" • 305 lbs • Hilton Head, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Poona Ford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Poona Ford built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Hilton Head, SC wearing No. 95, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Poona Ford's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Poona Ford, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas. Poona Ford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 88
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Poona Ford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · DL
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Texas
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hilton Head · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Hilton Head · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DL 114th (top 16%) · Big 12 92nd (top 22%) · National 1,237th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 54 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 58.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 13 | 30 | 8 | 1.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 42.9 |
Related Context
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Poona Ford played DL for Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Poona Ford recorded 88 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Texas paired 9.5 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Texas
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
19
Usage
4.8
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 0. Maryland: 0. San José State: 1. USC: 0. Iowa State: 0. Kansas State: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Oklahoma State: 2.5. Baylor: 0. TCU: 2. Kansas: 2. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 4 by 16.7. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. San José State: 1 by 14.2. USC: 4 by 16.7. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 4 by 41.7. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 7 by 49.2. Kansas: 2 by 28.3. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Texas Tech: 3 by 42.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | @ Missouri | W 33-16 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Texas TechSplash game | L 23-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ West Virginia | W 28-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs KansasSplash game | W 42-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ TCUSplash game | L 7-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Baylor | W 38-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 10-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Oklahoma | L 24-29 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Kansas State | W 40-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | @ Iowa State | W 17-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ USC | L 24-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs San José State | W 56-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Maryland | L 41-51 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Poona Ford story
Poona Ford built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Hilton Head, SC wearing No. 95, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Poona Ford's career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Poona Ford's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Poona Ford moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Texas
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 9.5 | 26.7 | 6.4 | 9.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 10.5 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 10.5 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas Tech
Week 13 · L 23-27 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Oklahoma State
Week 8 · L 10-13 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
@ TCU
Week 10 · L 7-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#4
@ California
Week 3 · L 43-50
2
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Kansas State
Week 8 · L 21-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Texas
9.5 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage
58.2
#2
2017 Postseason · Texas
42.9
10.5 primary · 19 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Texas
42.9
10.5 primary · 19 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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