Tennessee · L 9-42
No tackles.
Jacksonville State · L 26-27
No tackles.
Liberty · L 6-34
No tackles.
Middle Tennessee · W 44-28
4 tackles
The other 4 games average 2 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Ford has tackles in 5 of Kennesaw State’s 8 games: none against Tennessee, Jacksonville State and Liberty.
Alex Ford
The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Tyson Helton and Jerry Mack. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Middle Tennessee — Week 9, 2026.
14 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 23 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 16 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 56 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-0vs West Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-31vs Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17@ Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-28@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 44-28
4 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Middle Tennessee on the road in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to -7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Pass share
51.0%
256 pass / 246 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
292 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #37 of 43 Conference USA DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 25 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tyson Helton and Jerry Mack.
