Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018UL Monroe
Derion Ford
DT • 6'0" • 277 lbs • Starkville, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derion Ford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UL Monroe
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UL Monroe
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Derion Ford built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Starkville, MS wearing No. 99, spending time with UL Monroe. The clearest part of Derion Ford's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UL Monroe
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Derion Ford, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UL Monroe. Derion Ford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 48
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Derion Ford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UL Monroe · DT
- Career Tackles
- 48
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · UL Monroe
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Starkville · UL Monroe
- High school pipeline
- Starkville · 23 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · DT 97th (top 40%) · Sun Belt 162nd (top 35%) · National 1,926th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 9 | 23 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 52.1 |
Related Context
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Derion Ford played DT for UL Monroe. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derion Ford recorded 48 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UL Monroe.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
UL Monroe paired 6 primary output with 17.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 87.5th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · UL Monroe
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
17.9
Usage
6.2
Consistency
38.7
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 0.5. Georgia State: 0. Ole Miss: 1.5. Texas State: 1. Georgia Southern: 2. South Alabama: 0. Arkansas State: 0.5. Louisiana: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 3 by 17.5. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 5 by 35.8. Texas State: 0 by 10. Georgia Southern: 1 by 24.2. South Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Arkansas State: 4 by 21.7. Louisiana: 2 by 13.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
35.8 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Louisiana | L 28-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Arkansas State | L 17-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ South Alabama | W 38-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Georgia SouthernSplash game | W 44-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Texas State | W 20-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Ole Miss | L 21-70 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Georgia State | L 14-46 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Troy | L 27-35 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Derion Ford story
Derion Ford built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Starkville, MS wearing No. 99, spending time with UL Monroe. The clearest part of Derion Ford's career was his defensive production: 48 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Derion Ford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
UL Monroe
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 1 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 4.5 | 15.6 | 5.9 | 3.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 6 | 17.9 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas State
Week 13 · L 50-67 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
@ Ole Miss
Week 6 · L 21-70
1.5
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Auburn
Week 5 · L 7-58
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 10 · W 44-25 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
#5
@ Auburn
Week 12 · L 14-42
1
Havoc Plays
50.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · UL Monroe
6 primary output · 17.9 efficiency · 6.2 usage
52.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · UL Monroe
37.7
4.5 primary · 15.6 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · UL Monroe
16.3
1 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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