Running back, Chattanooga, 2019–⁠23

Ailym Ford

Height
5′9″
Weight
213 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Florence, SC

Ailym Ford played running back at Chattanooga (2019–⁠23).

Career highs

172rushing yards, career highvs. VMI, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highsix times; last at Samford, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. North Alabama, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Chattanooga15412.708
2020Chattanooga25923.7013
2021Chattanooga211286.1048
2022Chattanooga2301,1905.21286
2023Chattanooga1194854.1421
Career4101,9364.71686

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Chattanooga3155.008
2022Chattanooga1018418.4241
2023Chattanooga4112.806
Career1721012.4241

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2019ChattanoogaRBYr 1
2020ChattanoogaRBYr 2
2021ChattanoogaRBYr 3
2022ChattanoogaRBYr 4
2023ChattanoogaRBJr. (Yr 5)5′9″213

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Chattanooga (FCS)16-0.34––-5.4–
2020Chattanooga (FCS)260.01––0.339%
2021Chattanooga (FCS)220.31––6.836%
2022Chattanooga (FCS)1820.1963rd (n=470)0.1434.335%
2023Chattanooga (FCS)1160.1031st (n=450)0.1711.824%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Chattanooga 7 games, 485 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atNorth AlabamaL 27–⁠41249001622
Sep 9vs.Kennesaw StateW 27–⁠201758014––
Sep 16vs.The CitadelW 48–⁠319126121––
Sep 23atSamfordW 47–⁠24185328––
Sep 30atWoffordW 23–⁠13113106––
Oct 7vs.Western CarolinaL 50–⁠522189119––
Oct 14atMercerW 22–⁠1093801529
2022 Chattanooga 10 games, 1,190 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.WoffordW 31–⁠018156286246
Sep 10atEastern IllinoisW 38–⁠202073221122
Sep 17vs.North AlabamaW 41–⁠142196011241
Sep 22atIllinoisL 0–⁠311793039––
Oct 1atEast Tennessee StateW 24–⁠1628101219––
Oct 15vs.VMIW 41–⁠1322172162––
Oct 22vs.MercerW 41–⁠2122123126––
Nov 5atThe CitadelW 31–⁠2129130217367
Nov 12vs.SamfordL 24–⁠352414424113
Nov 19atWestern CarolinaL 29–⁠322910201215
2021 Chattanooga 1 game, 128 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 18atKentuckyL 23–⁠2821128048315

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Austin Peay; Sep 11 at North Alabama; Oct 30 vs. Furman; Nov 6 at Wofford, so those games are not listed.

2020 Chattanooga 1 game, 92 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 24atWestern KentuckyL 10–⁠132592013––

No box score in the source for Feb 27 vs. Wofford; Mar 6 at The Citadel; Mar 20 at Furman; Mar 27 vs. Mercer, so those games are not listed.

2019 Chattanooga 1 game, 41 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 14atTennesseeL 0–⁠45154108––

No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Eastern Illinois; Sep 7 at Jacksonville State; Sep 21 vs. James Madison; Sep 28 vs. Western Carolina; Oct 5 at Mercer; Oct 17 vs. East Tennessee State; Oct 26 at Wofford; Nov 2 vs. Furman; Nov 9 at Samford; Nov 16 vs. The Citadel; Nov 23 at VMI, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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