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Player Dossier
2018-2020Pittsburgh
Paris Ford
DB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Paris Ford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
97
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Paris Ford built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 12, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Paris Ford's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Paris Ford, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Paris Ford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 143
- TFL
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 13
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Paris Ford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DB
- Career Tackles
- 143
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Steel Valley · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Steel Valley · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DB 103rd (top 13%) · ACC 71st (top 11%) · National 461st (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 86 | 2 | 0 | - | 11 | 2 | 62 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 7 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52.7 |
Related Context
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Paris Ford played DB for Pittsburgh. Across 3 tracked seasons, Paris Ford recorded 143 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 16.5 primary output with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
43.8
Usage
7.5
Consistency
41.8
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 0.5. Virginia: 0.5. Ohio: 0. Penn State: 1. UCF: 2. Delaware: 1. Duke: 2. Syracuse: 1. Miami: 4. Georgia Tech: 1. North Carolina: 1. Virginia Tech: 2.5. Boston College: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 11 by 50.8. Virginia: 6 by 30. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 11 by 55.8. UCF: 7 by 49.2. Delaware: 6 by 35. Duke: 12 by 70. Syracuse: 6 by 35. Miami: 6 by 65. Georgia Tech: 6 by 35. North Carolina: 9 by 47.5. Virginia Tech: 10 by 66.7. Boston College: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 5 · +0.5 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
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
70 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Eastern Michigan10+ tackles | W 34-30 | 11 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Boston College | L 19-26 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Virginia Tech10+ tackles · Splash game | L 0-28 | 10 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | vs North Carolina | W 34-27 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Georgia Tech | W 20-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 12-16 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Fri 10/18 | @ Syracuse | W 27-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Duke10+ tackles · Splash game | W 33-30 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Delaware | W 17-14 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs UCFSplash game | W 35-34 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Penn State10+ tackles | L 10-17 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Ohio | W 20-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Virginia | L 14-30 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Paris Ford story
Paris Ford built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 12, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Paris Ford's career was his defensive production: 143 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 13 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Pittsburgh. 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 Paris Ford's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 15 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh.
The arc is straightforward: Paris 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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Pittsburgh
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 16.5 | 43.8 | 7.5 | 16.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 16.5 | 43.8 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 37.3 | 7.6 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia Tech
Week 13 · L 0-28 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami
Week 9 · L 12-16 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Duke
Week 6 · W 33-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Miami
Week 7 · L 19-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Austin Peay
Week 2 · W 55-0
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
16.5 primary output · 43.8 efficiency · 7.5 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
62
16.5 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
52.7
9 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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