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, 2022Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chattanooga | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | Chattanooga | 25 | 92 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | Chattanooga | 21 | 128 | 6.1 | 0 | 48 |
| 2022 | Chattanooga | 230 | 1,190 | 5.2 | 12 | 86 |
| 2023 | Chattanooga | 119 | 485 | 4.1 | 4 | 21 |
| Career | 410 | 1,936 | 4.7 | 16 | 86 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chattanooga | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | Chattanooga | 10 | 184 | 18.4 | 2 | 41 |
| 2023 | Chattanooga | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 17 | 210 | 12.4 | 2 | 41 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chattanooga | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Chattanooga | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Chattanooga | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Chattanooga | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Chattanooga | RB | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chattanooga (FCS) | 16 | -0.34 | – | – | -5.4 | – |
| 2020 | Chattanooga (FCS) | 26 | 0.01 | – | – | 0.3 | 39% |
| 2021 | Chattanooga (FCS) | 22 | 0.31 | – | – | 6.8 | 36% |
| 2022 | Chattanooga (FCS) | 182 | 0.19 | 63rd (n=470) | 0.14 | 34.3 | 35% |
| 2023 | Chattanooga (FCS) | 116 | 0.10 | 31st (n=450) | 0.17 | 11.8 | 24% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 27–41 | 24 | 90 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 27–20 | 17 | 58 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 48–3 | 19 | 126 | 1 | 21 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 47–24 | 18 | 53 | 2 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 23–13 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 50–52 | 21 | 89 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at | W 22–10 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 9 |
2022 Chattanooga 10 games, 1,190 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 31–0 | 18 | 156 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 46 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 38–20 | 20 | 73 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 41–14 | 21 | 96 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 41 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 0–31 | 17 | 93 | 0 | 39 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 24–16 | 28 | 101 | 2 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 41–13 | 22 | 172 | 1 | 62 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 41–21 | 22 | 123 | 1 | 26 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 31–21 | 29 | 130 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 67 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 24–35 | 24 | 144 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 29–32 | 29 | 102 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
2021 Chattanooga 1 game, 128 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at | L 23–28 | 21 | 128 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 15 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at | L 10–13 | 25 | 92 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at | L 0–45 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
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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