Tight end, Illinois (from Georgia), 2017–⁠22

Luke Ford

Lettered 2020–⁠22 (school media guide)

Number: No. 82
Height: 6′6″
Weight: 265 lb
Class (2022): Senior
Hometown: Carterville, IL

Luke Ford played tight end at Georgia (2017–⁠18) and Illinois (2019–⁠22).

Team titles: SEC champions, 2017

Receiving

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

114

11–⁠3AP 72–⁠65–⁠78–⁠5

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2018	Georgia	1	4	4.0	0	4
2020	Illinois	2	15	7.5	0	11
2021	Illinois	15	114	7.6	2	19
2022	Illinois	10	88	8.8	0	18
Career		28	221	7.9	2	19

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2017	Georgia	82	TE	Yr 1
2018	Georgia	82	TE	Yr 2
2019	Illinois	82	TE	Yr 3
2020	Illinois	82	TE	Yr 4
2021	Illinois	82	TE	Yr 5
2022	Illinois	82	TE	Sr. (Yr 6)	6′6″	265

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
2018	Georgia	1	-0.03	–	–	0.0	–
2020	Illinois	3	0.01	–	–	0.0	–
2021	Illinois	18	0.57	–	–	10.3	–
2022	Illinois	9	0.61	–	–	5.5	–

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

2022 Illinois 6 games, 10 catches, 88 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	Long
Sep 2	atIndiana	L 20–⁠23	1	4	4
Sep 10	vs.Virginia	W 24–⁠3	4	20	9
Sep 22	vs.Chattanooga	W 31–⁠0	1	6	6
Oct 29	atNebraska	W 26–⁠9	1	15	15
Nov 5	vs.Michigan State	L 15–⁠23	2	26	18
Nov 26	atNorthwestern	W 41–⁠3	1	17	17

2021 Illinois 8 games, 15 catches, 114 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Aug 28	vs.Nebraska	W 30–⁠22	3	30	1	19
Sep 4	vs.UTSA	L 30–⁠37	1	5	0	5
Sep 11	atVirginia	L 14–⁠42	1	4	0	4
Sep 25	atPurdue	L 9–⁠13	1	18	0	18
Oct 2	vs.Charlotte	W 24–⁠14	3	9	0	8
Oct 9	vs.Wisconsin	L 0–⁠24	2	11	0	6
Oct 30	vs.Rutgers	L 14–⁠20	1	12	0	12
Nov 20	atIowa	L 23–⁠33	3	25	1	13

2020 Illinois 2 games, 2 catches, 15 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 31	vs.Purdue	L 24–⁠31	1	4	0	4
Dec 5	vs.Iowa	L 21–⁠35	1	11	0	11

2018 Georgia 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 1	vs.Austin Peay	W 45–⁠0	1	4	0	4

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

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