Running back, Stanford, 2024–⁠26

Micah Ford

Number
No. 20
Height
6′0″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Toms River, NJ

Micah Ford plays running back for Stanford. Last time out, against Elon: 19 carries, 179 yards, 4 TD; 5 catches, 52 yards, career highs in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. Ford leads Stanford in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

529 rushing yards, 8 TD

Last game: 19 carries, 179 yards ★, 4 TD ★; 5 catches, 52 yards vs. Elon, W 34–⁠7

Next game: vs. NC State, Oct 23

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 99HAW
  2. 27MIA
  3. 76@DUKE
  4. 55GT
  5. 45@WAKE
  6. 48@ND
  7. 179ELON

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

179rushing yards, career highvs. Elon, 20264rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Elon, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Stanford763094.1026
2025Stanford1456434.4475
2026Stanford1145294.6881
Career3351,4814.41281

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Stanford15845.6017
2025Stanford1111910.8054
2026Stanford171186.9022
Career433217.5054

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Stanford20RBFr.
2025Stanford20RBSo.
2026Stanford20RBJr.6′0″220

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
2024Stanford96-0.039th (n=434)0.16-2.715%0.06
2025Stanford1620.0742nd (n=576)0.1012.028%0.12
2026Stanford1400.1049th (n=478)0.1014.031%0.10

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Stanford43%3.100.700.9013%
2026Stanford41%3.000.701.1018%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Stanford 7 games, 529 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Hawai’iW 37–⁠2725993110
Sep 4vs.MiamiL 6–⁠4511270180
Sep 19atDukeL 7–⁠35117604340
Sep 26vs.Georgia TechW 34–⁠2719551240
Oct 3atWake ForestL 3–⁠57164503180
Oct 10atNotre DameL 7–⁠5813480110
Oct 17vs.ElonW 34–⁠71917945520
2025 Stanford 9 games, 643 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 23atHawai’iL 20–⁠23261131220
Sep 6atBYUL 3–⁠2712210170
Sep 13vs.Boston CollegeW 30–⁠20171571–––
Sep 20atVirginiaL 20–⁠4813441140
Sep 27vs.San José StateW 30–⁠2971204640
Oct 11atSMUL 10–⁠3416530–––
Oct 18vs.Florida StateW 20–⁠138250–––
Nov 8atNorth CarolinaL 15–⁠20176802350
Nov 22vs.CaliforniaW 31–⁠10291501170
2024 Stanford 9 games, 309 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.TCUL 27–⁠34101802100
Sep 7vs.Cal PolyW 41–⁠73−405360
Sep 20atSyracuseW 26–⁠248470–––
Sep 28atClemsonL 14–⁠40151220120
Oct 5vs.Virginia TechL 7–⁠31114702110
Oct 19vs.SMUL 10–⁠40133102110
Oct 26vs.Wake ForestL 24–⁠2741602120
Nov 23atCaliforniaL 21–⁠247270–––
Nov 29atSan José StateL 31–⁠34550120

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

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