Receiver, Boise State, 2021–⁠26

Ben Ford

Number
No. 82
Height
5′10″
Weight
187 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Eagle, ID

Ben Ford plays receiver for Boise State. Last time out, at Fresno State: 4 catches, 45 yards.

2026 so far

12 catches, 137 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 4 catches, 45 yards at Fresno State, W 38–⁠31

Next game: at Washington State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 8@ORE
  2. 29SDAK
  3. 6@WMU
  4. 49USU
  5. 45@FRES

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. New Mexico, 202582receiving yards, career highvs. Eastern Washington, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. New Mexico, 2025

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2023, 2024 and 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Boise State4348.5012
2025Boise State2132515.5560
2026Boise State1213711.4231
Career3749613.4760

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Boise State82WRRS
2023Boise State82WRFr.
2024Boise State82WRSo.
2025Boise State82WRJr.
2026Boise State82WRSr.5′10″187

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
2024Boise State41.13––4.5–
2025Boise State321.1799th (n=1040)0.4637.46%
2026Boise State150.66––9.9–

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

2026 Boise State 5 games, 12 catches, 137 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atOregonL 27–⁠341808
Sep 19vs.South DakotaW 38–⁠24329017
Sep 26atWestern MichiganW 32–⁠71616
Oct 3vs.Utah StateW 37–⁠18349131
Oct 10atFresno StateW 38–⁠31445017
2025 Boise State 7 games, 21 catches, 325 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 28atSouth FloridaL 7–⁠34444024
Sep 5vs.Eastern WashingtonW 51–⁠14382260
Sep 20atAir ForceW 49–⁠37122022
Sep 27vs.App StateW 47–⁠14345118
Oct 4atNotre DameL 7–⁠28328013
Oct 11vs.New MexicoW 41–⁠25678225
Oct 18vs.UNLVW 56–⁠31126026
2024 Boise State 4 games, 4 catches, 34 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atGeorgia SouthernW 56–⁠451909
Nov 29vs.Oregon StateW 34–⁠181808
Dec 6vs.UNLVW 21–⁠71505
Dec 31 ✦vs.Penn StateL 14–⁠31112012

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

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