Defensive line, Texas, 2014–17
Poona Ford
- Number
- No. 95
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 305 lb
- Hometown
- Hilton Head, SC
- Born
- Nov 19, 1995
Poona Ford played defensive line at Texas (2014–17).
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Kansas State, 2016Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2017 Texas 13 games, 34 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Maryland | L 41–51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. San José State | W 56–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at USC | L 24–27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Iowa State | W 17–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Kansas State | W 40–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Oklahoma | L 24–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 10–13 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Baylor | W 38–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at TCU | L 7–24 | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Kansas | W 42–27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at West Virginia | W 28–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Texas Tech | L 23–27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Missouri | W 33–16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Texas 12 games, 54 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Notre Dame | W 50–47 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. UTEP | W 41–7 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at California | L 43–50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atOklahoma State | L 31–49 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Oklahoma | L 40–45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Iowa State | W 27–6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atKansas State | L 21–24 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Baylor | W 35–34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atTexas Tech | W 45–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.West Virginia | L 20–24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atKansas | L 21–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.TCU | L 9–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–16); played in the 2018 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 14–10).
| Drill | Pro day 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ |
| Weight | 306 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 80¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 5.13 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.81 sW |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ |
| Bench press | 24 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.76 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.75 s |
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
9 seasons, 110 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 29 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Seattle Seahawks | 17 | 49 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 38 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 110 | 265 | 13.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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