Safety, East Carolina (from North Carolina), 2016–21
D.J. Ford
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ashland, AL
D.J. Ford played safety at North Carolina (2016–20) and East Carolina (2021).
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Virginia Tech, 2019Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | North Carolina | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | North Carolina | 54 | 30 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 32 | 22 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 104 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Carolina | 9 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | North Carolina | 9 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | North Carolina | 9 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | North Carolina | 9 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | North Carolina | 9 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | East Carolina | 9 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 215 |
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.
Game by game
2021 East Carolina 10 games, 32 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at App State | L 19–33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. South Carolina | L 17–20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Marshall | W 42–38 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 31–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Tulane | W 52–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at UCF | L 16–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Houston | L 24–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. South Florida | W 29–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Memphis | W 30–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Cincinnati | L 13–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 North Carolina 11 games, 54 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.South Carolina | W 24–20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Miami | W 28–25 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Wake Forest | L 18–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.App State | L 31–34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Clemson | L 20–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Georgia Tech | W 38–22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Virginia Tech | L 41–43 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Duke | W 20–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Virginia | L 31–38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Pittsburgh | L 27–34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Mercer | W 56–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 North Carolina 8 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at California | L 17–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at East Carolina | L 19–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 38–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | atMiami | L 10–47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Syracuse | L 37–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | atVirginia | L 21–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atDuke | L 35–42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Western Carolina | W 49–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 North Carolina 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Illinois | W 48–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. James Madison | W 56–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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