Usage / Role
31%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Illinois
Jason Ford
RB • 6'0" • Belleville, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jason Ford leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
39
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Jason Ford built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Belleville, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Jason Ford's career was his backfield work: 1,962...
Read the storyJason Ford, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Illinois. Jason Ford leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,351
- Rushing yards
- 1,962
- Receiving yards
- 389
- Touchdowns
- 27
Quick Answers
Jason Ford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,351
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Indiana
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 730 scrimmage yards · RB 95th (top 21%) · Big Ten 22nd (top 11%) · National 215th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 373 | 294 | 79 | 8 | 35.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 716 | 588 | 128 | 4 | 60 |
| 2010 Postseason | Illinois | 12 | 83 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 449 | 426 | 23 | 8 | 53.8 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 730 | 600 | 130 | 7 | 66.5 |
Related Context
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Jason Ford played RB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jason Ford recorded 4 passing yards, 1,962 rushing yards, and 389 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Illinois paired 730 primary output with 42.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 27.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
31.1
Efficiency
27.2
Usage
14
Consistency
24.5
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 1. Eastern Illinois: -4. Louisiana: 3. Penn State: 11. Michigan: 9. Minnesota: 5. Indiana: 172. Wisconsin: 53. Iowa: 26. Western Michigan: 14. Ohio State: 64. Northwestern: 19
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 2 by 5.2. Eastern Illinois: 5 by 0. Louisiana: 2 by 15.6. Penn State: 4 by 28.6. Michigan: 5 by 18.8. Minnesota: 2 by 26. Indiana: 19 by 87.7. Wisconsin: 14 by 40.3. Iowa: 10 by 14.7. Western Michigan: 10 by 5.8. Ohio State: 10 by 60.3. Northwestern: 7 by 23.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins41.2 · Games = 5 · +17.3 vs Losses
Losses23.9 · Games = 7 · -17.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
87.7 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ Northwestern | L 10-27 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2.7 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Ohio State | L 20-30 | 8 | 43 | 5.40 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6.4 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Western Michigan | L 17-23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1.4 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Iowa | W 27-24 | 8 | 5 | 0.60 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2.6 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-27 | 12 | 47 | 3.90 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.8 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Indiana100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-13 | 19 | 172 | 9.10 | 3 | — | — | 9.1 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Minnesota | L 20-27 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Michigan | W 45-20 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | — | — | 1.8 |
| Sun 9/28 | @ Penn State | L 24-38 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 1 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Louisiana | W 20-17 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 47-21 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -0.8 |
| Sun 8/31 | @ Missouri | L 42-52 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
Player Story
Jason Ford story
Jason Ford built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Belleville, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Jason Ford's career was his backfield work: 1,962 rushing yards, 432 carries, 26 rushing touchdowns, and 389 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 4 passing yards and 389 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Jason 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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Illinois
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009201020102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Illinois | 373 | 27.2 | 14 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Illinois | 716 | 51.2 | 15.7 | 343 |
| 2010 Postseason | Illinois | 532 | 48.3 | 14.4 | -184 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Illinois | 532 | 48.3 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Illinois | 730 | 42.1 | 24.7 | 198 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 8 · W 55-13 · Conference game
Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
172
Scrimmage Yards
94.9 takeover
172 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 8 · L 14-21 · Conference game
152
Scrimmage Yards
89.1 takeover
Loss with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
152 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.
#3
vs Illinois State
Week 2 · W 45-17
163
Scrimmage Yards
86 takeover
Win with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
163 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
#4
vs Michigan
Week 9 · W 38-13 · Conference game
128
Scrimmage Yards
75.5 takeover
Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
128 scrimmage yards and 18.8 usage.
#5
@ Michigan
Week 10 · L 65-67 · Conference game
91
Scrimmage Yards
75.3 takeover
Loss with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
91 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Illinois
730 primary output · 42.1 efficiency · 24.7 usage
66.5
#2
2009 Regular Season · Illinois
60
716 primary · 51.2 efficiency · 15.7 usage
#3
2010 Postseason · Illinois
53.8
532 primary · 48.3 efficiency · 14.4 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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