Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Oregon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
#82
Ben Ford
Senior wide receiver for Boise State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 187 lb · Eagle, ID · Eagle HS
Returning to Boise State for 2026
The numbers
8
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 8 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 8 yds, at Oregon
Swing playSwung Boise State from 45% to 67% to win.New Mexico at Boise State · 41-25
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Boise State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boise State in 2021.
Ben Ford
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent three seasons in the Boise State receiving corps. The receipt: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against Oregon — Week 1, 2026.
8 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 82 yds vs Eastern Washington.Eastern Washington · W 51-142025
2021
- Signed with Boise State3-star out of Eagle
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boise State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Boise State
Played his entire career under Spencer Danielson.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Spencer Danielson, all run-leaning offenses — 22-8 over that span.
2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2026Boise State1-1HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Boise State | 21 | 325 | 15.5 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 367 | 14.1 | 5 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boise State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Boise State
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #51
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Robert Lewis’s 2022 season.
64%match
Matches Robert on
Yards / reception
Differs from Robert on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Total EPA (college ability) (higher)
Class year (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Josh Palmer’s path through Tennessee.
Matches Josh on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Lewis's sophomore season at Georgia State (2022).
84%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Robert on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Robert on
TD rate (lower)
Background
CAREER HONORS Comeback Player of the Year Preseason Watch List (2026) Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team (2026) National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (2025-26) 3x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2022, 2024, 2025) 4x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024...
The receiver room · Boise State
- #82Ben Ford325 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Cameron Bates307 receiving yards · 2025
- #25Quinton Brown120 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Darren Morris1 game · 2025
- #5Akeem Wright1 game · 2026
11 more on the roster · Boise State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology