Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Texas
Jaylan Ford
LB • 6'3" • 242 lbs • Frisco, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylan Ford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 40
- Overall
- No. 175
- NFL Team
- New Orleans Saints
Jaylan Ford, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas. Jaylan Ford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 272
- TFL
- 27.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Jaylan Ford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · LB
- Career Tackles
- 272
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lone Star · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Harrisburg · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 5 · Pick 40 · New Orleans Saints
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 96 tackles · LB 45th (top 4%) · Big 12 8th (top 2%) · National 58th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Texas | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 31 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 11 | 109 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 71.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas | 14 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 14 | 86 | 10.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 73.7 |
Related Context
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Jaylan Ford played LB for Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylan Ford recorded 272 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Texas paired 21.5 primary output with 44.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 44.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Texas
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
44.6
Usage
11.8
Consistency
52
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Rice: 1. Alabama: 1. Wyoming: 1. Baylor: 2. Kansas: 2. Oklahoma: 2. Houston: 3.5. BYU: 3. Kansas State: 1.5. TCU: 1. Iowa State: 0. Texas Tech: 3.5. Oklahoma State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 10 by 41.7. Alabama: 5 by 30.8. Wyoming: 7 by 39.2. Baylor: 8 by 53.3. Kansas: 7 by 49.2. Oklahoma: 8 by 53.3. Houston: 6 by 60. BYU: 11 by 75.8. Kansas State: 8 by 48.3. TCU: 9 by 47.5. Iowa State: 6 by 25. Texas Tech: 8 by 68.3. Oklahoma State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 12 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
75.8 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/2 | @ Washington10+ tackles | L 31-37 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs Oklahoma State | W 49-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Texas TechSplash game | W 57-7 | 8 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Iowa State | W 26-16 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ TCU | W 29-26 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Kansas State | W 33-30 | 8 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs BYU10+ tackles · Splash game | W 35-6 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ HoustonSplash game | W 31-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs OklahomaSplash game | L 30-34 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs KansasSplash game | W 40-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ BaylorSplash game | W 38-6 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Wyoming | W 31-10 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Alabama | W 34-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Rice | W 37-10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
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
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Texas
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Texas | 1 | 22.8 | 5.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 1 | 22.8 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas | 7 | 24.2 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 20 | 57.2 | 13.6 | 13 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas | 21.5 | 44.6 | 11.8 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 21.5 | 44.6 | 11.8 | 0 |
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
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#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
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