
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
Career highs
189rushing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20214rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UCF, 2021Team titles: SEC champions, 2018; American champions, 2020 and 2021
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alabama | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019 | Alabama | 24 | 114 | 4.8 | 3 | 37 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 73 | 483 | 6.6 | 8 | 79 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 215 | 1,319 | 6.1 | 19 | 79 |
| Career | 319 | 1,953 | 6.1 | 30 | 79 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alabama | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 21 | 220 | 10.5 | 1 | 34 |
| Career | 31 | 282 | 9.1 | 1 | 34 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alabama | 24 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Alabama | 24 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 24 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 24 | RB | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alabama | 5 | -0.00 | – | – | 0.0 | – | – |
| 2019 | Alabama | 25 | 0.28 | – | – | 6.9 | 13% | – |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 81 | 0.09 | 34th (n=212) | 0.14 | 7.3 | 12% | 0.22 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 235 | 0.33 | 89th (n=277) | 0.16 | 78.5 | 30% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 49–14 | 12 | 121 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 42–7 | 18 | 113 | 3 | 20 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at | W 38–24 | 20 | 66 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 24–13 | 17 | 71 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 52–3 | 15 | 149 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 56–21 | 20 | 189 | 4 | 79 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 27–20 | 15 | 90 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 31–12 | 18 | 65 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 42 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 28–20 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 67 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 48–14 | 20 | 82 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 35–13 | 20 | 85 | 1 | 29 | – | – |
| Dec 4 | vs. | W 35–20 | 18 | 187 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 17 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 6–27 | 15 | 77 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
2020 Cincinnati 10 games, 483 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 55–20 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 24–10 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 28–7 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 24 | at | W 42–13 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 25 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 49–10 | 9 | 116 | 2 | 48 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 38–10 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 55–17 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 24 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | W 36–33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Dec 19 | vs. | W 27–24 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 24 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 21–24 | 8 | 97 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 15 |
2019 Alabama 4 games, 114 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 42–3 | 10 | 64 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 11 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 62–10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 49–7 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 66–3 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
2018 Alabama 4 games, 37 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 51–14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at | W 62–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 56–14 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 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).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10½″ | |
| Weight | 210 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 73¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.31 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 204 | 813 | 4 | 44 | 319 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 104 | 565 | 3 | 37 | 225 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 24 | 73 | 0 | 26 | 103 |
| NFL career | 57 | 340 | 1,463 | 7 | 107 | 647 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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