Alonzo Ford is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Penn State.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Ricky Rahne, James Franklin and Terry Smith. On tape: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio State, Week 10, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 18 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 16 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 32 | 14 | 5.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 40 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 106 | 41 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 34-0vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-6vs Villanova | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-30vs No. 6 Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-42@ UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-22vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-38@ No. 1 Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 28-10@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 40-36@ Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 22-10vs Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 34-0
1 interception · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 34-point win at home against Florida International.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries18 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Terry Smith
Pass share
42.0%
339 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #6 of 7 Big Ten DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Ricky Rahne, James Franklin and Terry Smith.
