Jerome Ford in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Cincinnati (from Alabama), 2018–⁠21

Jerome Ford

Lettered 2020–⁠21 (school media guide)

Number
No. 24
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Seffner, FL
Born
Sep 12, 1999

Jerome Ford played running back at Alabama (2018–⁠19) and Cincinnati (2020–⁠21). The Cleveland Browns took Ford in round 5, No. 156 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,319
Rushing yards, 2021 (Cincinnati, 13–⁠1)
Best game
187 yards
Vs. Houston, week 14, 2021: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2021
Drafted
No. 156
Round 5, 2022 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Career highs

189rushing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20214rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UCF, 2021

Team titles: SEC champions, 2018; American champions, 2020 and 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Alabama7375.3015
2019Alabama241144.8337
2020Cincinnati734836.6879
2021Cincinnati2151,3196.11979
Career3191,9536.13079

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Alabama2115.509
2020Cincinnati8516.4015
2021Cincinnati2122010.5134
Career312829.1134

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Alabama100000
2020Cincinnati320000
2021Cincinnati110000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Alabama24RBYr 1
2019Alabama24RBYr 2
2020Cincinnati24RBYr 3
2021Cincinnati24RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018Alabama5-0.00––0.0––
2019Alabama250.28––6.913%–
2020Cincinnati810.0934th (n=212)0.147.312%0.22
2021Cincinnati2350.3389th (n=277)0.1678.530%0.43

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Cincinnati 13 games, 1,319 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Miami (OH)W 49–⁠1412121150219
Sep 11vs.Murray StateW 42–⁠718113320––
Sep 18atIndianaW 38–⁠24206621211
Oct 2atNotre DameW 24–⁠13177101611
Oct 8vs.TempleW 52–⁠31514927525
Oct 16vs.UCFW 56–⁠2120189479123
Oct 23atNavyW 27–⁠201590143211
Oct 30atTulaneW 31–⁠121865117442
Nov 6vs.TulsaW 28–⁠2072416267
Nov 20vs.SMUW 48–⁠142082110223
Nov 26atEast CarolinaW 35–⁠132085129––
Dec 4vs.HoustonW 35–⁠2018187279117
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠271577014311
2020 Cincinnati 10 games, 483 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19vs.Austin PeayW 55–⁠2072819––
Sep 26vs.ArmyW 24–⁠10834118––
Oct 3vs.South FloridaW 28–⁠7925010110
Oct 24atSMUW 42–⁠13424025––
Oct 31vs.MemphisW 49–⁠109116248––
Nov 7vs.HoustonW 38–⁠1064301612
Nov 13vs.East CarolinaW 55–⁠17754224––
Nov 21atUCFW 36–⁠333504––
Dec 19vs.TulsaW 27–⁠241257142424
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 21–⁠24897179215
2019 Alabama 4 games, 114 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.DukeW 42–⁠31064137211
Sep 7vs.New Mexico StateW 62–⁠101505––
Sep 21vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠782117––
Nov 23vs.Western CarolinaW 66–⁠352418––
2018 Alabama 4 games, 37 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleW 51–⁠142403––
Sep 15atOle MissW 62–⁠72001––
Sep 29vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠14333015––
Nov 3atLSUW 29–⁠0––––––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height5′10½″
Weight210 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan73¼″W
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′10″
3-cone drill7.31 sW
20-yard shuttle4.22 sW

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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 57 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2022Cleveland Browns13812000
2023Cleveland Browns17204813444319
2024Cleveland Browns14104565337225
2025Cleveland Browns132473026103
NFL career573401,4637107647

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

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