Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#4
Alex Ford
Senior defensive back on Kennesaw State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Antioch, TN
CFB Index 28 · #455 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Kennesaw State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2197 nationally · Signed with Western Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Kennesaw State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2022.
Alex Ford
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tyson Helton and Jerry Mack. The receipt: 4 tackles against Georgia State — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Father Ryan
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
—
Kennesaw State
2024era →
Chandler Burks
Kennesaw State
2025–2026era →
Jerry Mack
Kennesaw State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chandler Burks → Jerry Mack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2025Kennesaw State10-4HC: Jerry Mack · Run-leaning
2026Kennesaw State1-1HC: Jerry Mack · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
28 · #455 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #455 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #37 of 43 Conference USA DBs
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 49 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 47–0
vs West Georgia
3 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 47-point win at home against West Georgia.
With T. Morgan — 76 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · R. Collins — 156 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.3 · 51 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kennesaw State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Kennesaw State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kennesaw State · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #133 · 2026 recruiting class #120
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to AJ Williams’s 2023 season.
Matches AJ on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Tate's junior season at Georgia State (2022).
95%match
Matches Jalen on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Alex Ford
The secondary · Kennesaw State
- #9Isaac Paul57 tackles · 2025
- #12Kody Jones29 tackles · 2025
- #4Alex Ford23 tackles · 2025
- Perry Fisher21 tackles · 2025
- #10Ethan Tookes15 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Kennesaw State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology