Receiver, Virginia Tech, 2014–⁠16

Isaiah Ford

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL
Born
Feb 9, 1996

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Isaiah Ford played receiver at Virginia Tech (2014–⁠16). The Miami Dolphins took Ford in round 7, No. 237 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,164
Receiving yards, 2015 (Virginia Tech, 7–⁠6)
Best game
227 yards
Vs. Tulsa, bowl season 2015: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 237
Round 7, 2017 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Tulsa, 2015227receiving yards, career highvs. Tulsa, 20153receiving touchdowns, career highvs. NC State, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Virginia Tech5670912.7633
2015Virginia Tech751,16415.51175
2016Virginia Tech791,09413.8753
Career2102,96714.12475

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Virginia Tech1WR
2015Virginia Tech1WR
2016Virginia Tech1WR6′2″

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
2014Virginia Tech880.7582nd (n=496)0.5265.99%
2015Virginia Tech1330.6773rd (n=465)0.5388.614%
2016Virginia Tech1390.4638th (n=489)0.5263.814%

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

2016 Virginia Tech 13 games, 79 catches, 1,094 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.LibertyW 36–⁠1311117125–
Sep 10vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠45551014–
Sep 17vs.Boston CollegeW 49–⁠0491247–
Sep 24vs.East CarolinaW 54–⁠1741171451
Oct 15atSyracuseL 17–⁠31883115–
Oct 20vs.MiamiW 37–⁠16446016−11
Oct 27atPittsburghW 39–⁠361014312726
Nov 5atDukeW 24–⁠21462022–
Nov 12vs.Georgia TechL 20–⁠30885115–
Nov 19atNotre DameW 34–⁠317860243
Nov 26vs.VirginiaW 52–⁠10468029–
Dec 3vs.ClemsonL 35–⁠42489053–
Dec 29 ✦vs.ArkansasW 35–⁠2465601314
2015 Virginia Tech 13 games, 75 catches, 1,164 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠42361136–
Sep 12vs.FurmanW 42–⁠35772327
Sep 19atPurdueW 51–⁠246128061–
Sep 26atEast CarolinaL 28–⁠3589503910
Oct 3vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠17221012–
Oct 9vs.NC StateW 28–⁠13439327–
Oct 17atMiamiL 20–⁠30476133–
Oct 24vs.DukeL 43–⁠45967015–
Oct 31atBoston CollegeW 26–⁠10351025–
Nov 12atGeorgia TechW 23–⁠215461175
Nov 21vs.North CarolinaL 27–⁠308155144–
Nov 28atVirginiaW 23–⁠2061211386
Dec 26 ✦vs.TulsaW 55–⁠521222717523
2014 Virginia Tech 13 games, 56 catches, 709 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.William & MaryW 34–⁠94431203
Sep 6atOhio StateW 35–⁠21226018−3
Sep 13vs.East CarolinaL 21–⁠287772215
Sep 20vs.Georgia TechL 24–⁠278114025–
Sep 27vs.Western MichiganW 35–⁠17337115–
Oct 4atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠17469026–
Oct 16atPittsburghL 16–⁠21458019–
Oct 23vs.MiamiL 6–⁠30223114–
Nov 1vs.Boston CollegeL 31–⁠33775033–
Nov 15atDukeW 17–⁠16448115–
Nov 22atWake ForestL 3–⁠6537011–
Nov 28vs.VirginiaW 24–⁠20358026−5
Dec 27 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 33–⁠17344017–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height6′1″
Weight194 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan76¾″W
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.94 s
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 28 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Miami Dolphins1000
2019Miami Dolphins8232440
2020Miami Dolphins9282760
2021Miami Dolphins10121612
NFL career28636812

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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