Player Dossier

2018-2022

South Florida

Johnny Ford

RB • 5'5" • 175 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Johnny Ford leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.1 efficiency.

Usage Score

10.8

Efficiency

36.1

Consistency

61.4

Season Value

33.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
South Florida • Florida Atlantic
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UConn

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.

Johnny Ford, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic. Johnny Ford leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.1 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Florida Atlantic paired 1,111 primary output with 66.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 36.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across South Florida, Florida Atlantic.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

Games

8

Scrimmage Yards / G

33.8

Efficiency

36.1

Usage

10.8

Consistency

61.4

Best Game by takeover score

Western Kentucky

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 13. Purdue: 36. Rice: 77. UTEP: 50. UAB: 61. Florida International: 31. Middle Tennessee: -2. Western Kentucky: 4

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 5 by 10.8. Purdue: 6 by 52.5. Rice: 12 by 64.9. UTEP: 7 by 55.8. UAB: 5 by 64.6. Florida International: 12 by 25.5. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 0. Western Kentucky: 3 by 14.9

Split Comparison

Wins56.3 · n=3 · +36.1 vs Losses
Losses20.2 · n=5 · -36.1 vs Wins
First Half44 · n=4 · +20.5 vs Second Half
Second Half23.5 · n=4 · -20.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Rice

Best efficiency game

64.9 vs Rice

Result
Sat 11/26vs Western KentuckyL 31-32231.500111.3
Sat 11/19@ Middle TennesseeL 21-491-2-20-2
Sun 11/13@ Florida InternationalW 52-711262.401152.6
Sat 10/29vs UABW 24-17372.30025412.2
Sat 10/22@ UTEPL 21-246254.2001257.1
Sat 10/15vs RiceW 17-149556.1003226.4
Sat 9/24@ PurdueL 26-285224.4001146
Sat 9/17vs UCFL 14-404-1-0.3001142.6

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    South Florida

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Florida Atlantic

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

2018201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonSouth Florida86564.218.6
2018 Regular SeasonSouth Florida86564.218.60
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Florida25251.615.6-613
2020 Regular SeasonSouth Florida4105720.7158
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic1,11166.726.2701
2021 Regular SeasonSouth Florida1,11166.726.20
2022 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic27036.110.8-841

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UConn

Win with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

164

Primary metric

164 scrimmage yards and 12.3 usage.

#2

Unknown

137

Primary metric

Game with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

137 scrimmage yards and 12.1 usage.

#3

Florida International

193

Primary metric

Win with 193 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

193 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#4

UCF

159

Primary metric

Loss with 159 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

159 scrimmage yards and 29 usage.

#5

Marshall

146

Primary metric

Loss with 146 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

146 scrimmage yards and 22.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

1,111 primary output · 66.7 efficiency · 26.2 usage

65.5

#2

2021 Regular Season · South Florida

65.5

1,111 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 26.2 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · South Florida

53.9

865 primary · 64.2 efficiency · 18.6 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8265

Miami Senior · Miami, FL

Committed To
South Florida
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

2,908

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Johnny Ford quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career rushing yards
2,141