Keith Ford
Houston, Texas, U.S. | |||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
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Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Cypress Ranch (Cypress, Texas) | ||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||
Position: | Running back | ||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Keith Ford (born April 18, 1994) is an
Early life and high school
Growing up, Ford's family moved often as his father, Keith Ford Sr., served in the
College career
Oklahoma
As a freshman Ford appeared in ten games, rushing for 134 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries.[1] He rushed 71 times for 392 yards (third most on the team) and scored six total touchdowns in eight games as a sophomore, but lost his starting job to true freshman Samaje Perine while out due to injury.[3] Ford was suspended indefinitely from the football team due to academic and team rules violations.[4] Nine days later, Ford announced that he would be transferring and ultimately decided to move on to Texas A&M.[5]
Texas A&M
After sitting out one season due to NCAA transfer rules, Ford was the Aggies second-leading rusher with 669 yards as a redshirt junior.[6] As a senior, he rushed for 548 yards and led the team with 12 rushing touchdowns.[7][8] Over the course of his collegiate career, Ford rushed for 1,743 yards on 359 carries (4.9 yards per carry) and 24 touchdowns in 44 games.[9]
Professional career
Buffalo Bills
Ford signed with the
Ford made his NFL debut on December 16, 2018 in a 14–13 win against the Detroit Lions, rushing for a team-high 46 yards on 14 carries and catching a pass for seven yards.[13] He made his first career start the next week on December 23, 2018 in a 24–12 loss to the New England Patriots, again leading the team in rushing with 33 yards on seven carries and catching two passes for 14 yards.[14] As a rookie, Ford appeared in two games (one start) with 79 yards rushing on 21 carries and three receptions for 21 yards.[15]
On May 13, 2019, Ford was waived by the Bills.[16]
Indianapolis Colts
Ford was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on July 28, 2019.[17] He was waived on August 5, 2019.[18]
Green Bay Packers
On August 6, 2019, Ford was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[19] He was released on August 31, 2019.[20]
St. Louis BattleHawks
Ford signed with the
Arlington Renegades
Ford was selected by the
References
- ^ a b Shurski, Jay (June 22, 2018). "Inside the Bills: Memory of three friends taken by gun violence inspires Keith Ford". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Eberts, Wescott (February 6, 2013). "Keith Ford signs with Oklahoma". SB Nation. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Keith Ford 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Hinnen, Jerry (May 22, 2015). "Ex-Oklahoma RB Keith Ford says he will transfer to Texas A&M". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Zwerneman, Brent (May 22, 2015). "Former Cy Ranch standout Keith Ford says he's transferring to Texas A&M from OU". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Keith Ford 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Keith Ford 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Ford Signs Free Agent Deal With Bills". KBTX.com. KBTX-TV. April 30, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Courtney, Mitchell (August 28, 2018). "5 under-the-radar stories to know for the final week of the Bills preseason". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ Deaver, Colin (April 30, 2018). "Ford signs undrafted free agent deal with Bills". KAGSTV.com. KAGS-LD. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Capaccio, Sal (September 2, 2018). "Bills sign eight to practice squad, claim two off waivers, and release Schmidt". WGR550.Radio.com. WGR. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Bills add Keith Ford, Dean Marlowe to 53-man roster". The Buffalo News. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Maiorana, Sal (December 16, 2018). "Buffalo Bills report card: Josh Allen pulls off a victory with his arm. Maybe he's getting it?". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Bills' McCoy has rocky return on and off field". WHEC.com. Associated Press. December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "Keith Ford 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Chris (May 13, 2019). "Bills sign four tryout players from rookie minicamp". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ Hickey, Kevin (July 28, 2019). "Colts sign RB Keith Ford". Colts Wire.
- ^ "Colts Claim RB D'Onta Foreman Off Waivers". Colts.com. August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Packers claim RB Keith Ford off waivers". Packers.com. August 6, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Keith Ford-RB-STL". stats.xfl.com. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ ESPN STAFF (November 18, 2022). "XFL draft results for 2023: Picks, full rosters for every team". ESPN.