Player Career

Jaylan Ford Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jaylan Ford story

Jaylan Ford built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a linebacker from Frisco, TX wearing No. 41, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Jaylan Ford's career was his defensive production: 272 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Texas. 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 Jaylan Ford's production has multiple signals. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.

The arc is straightforward: Jaylan 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

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

  1. 1

    Texas

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonTexas122.85.6
2020 Regular SeasonTexas122.85.60
2021 Regular SeasonTexas724.26.46
2022 Regular SeasonTexas2057.213.613
2023 PostseasonTexas21.544.611.81.5
2023 Regular SeasonTexas21.544.611.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Baylor

Week 13 · W 38-27 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

vs Oklahoma State

Week 7 · L 24-32 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

90 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.

#3

vs Texas Tech

Week 13 · W 57-7 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

89.4 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.

#4

vs Alabama

Week 2 · L 19-20

4

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#5

vs BYU

Week 9 · W 35-6 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Texas

21.5 primary output · 44.6 efficiency · 11.8 usage

73.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Texas

73.7

21.5 primary · 44.6 efficiency · 11.8 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Texas

71.9

20 primary · 57.2 efficiency · 13.6 usage

Milestones

14

Impact games

12

Splash games

9

10+ tackle games