Usage Score
3.8
Player Dossier
2016-2021East Carolina
D.J. Ford
S • 6'3" • 215 lbs • Ashland, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.J. Ford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
18.8
Consistency
47
Season Value
19.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · North Carolina
161718192021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- North Carolina • East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
D.J. Ford, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · North Carolina. D.J. Ford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
North Carolina paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Carolina, East Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2021 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
18.8
Usage
3.8
Consistency
47
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 1. South Carolina: 1. Marshall: 1.5. Unknown: 1. Tulane: 0. UCF: 0. Houston: 1. South Florida: 0. Memphis: 0. Cincinnati: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 4 by 26.7. South Carolina: 6 by 35. Marshall: 6 by 40. Unknown: 5 by 30.8. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 2 by 18.3. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Marshall
Best efficiency game
40 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Cincinnati | L 13-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Memphis | W 30-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/28 | vs South Florida | W 29-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Houston | L 24-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ UCF | L 16-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Tulane | W 52-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Unknown | — | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Marshall | W 42-38 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs South Carolina | L 17-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/2 | @ App State | L 19-33 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
North Carolina
2016-2020
Opening stop
- 2
East Carolina
2021
Final stop
Season Progression
201620172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 2 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Carolina | 6.5 | 26.3 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | -6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 5.5 | 18.8 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Virginia
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
#2
Marshall
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.
#3
Duke
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.
#4
South Carolina
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.2 takeover score.
#5
Syracuse
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · North Carolina
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · North Carolina
22.6
6.5 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · East Carolina
19.9
5.5 primary · 18.8 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8117
Clay Central · Lineville, AL
- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
104
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.