Demetries Ford: DB · Arizona State · #4.
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Demetries Ford
Erases the deep middle of the field. On tape: 9 tackles against Fresno State, Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona State | 31 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Career | 31 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Southern Utah | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 15-27vs Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-29vs Fresno State | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs No. 5 USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-24@ California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-15@ No. 5 Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-27vs Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-55@ No. 18 Utah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-49vs No. 6 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-59vs No. 16 Arizona | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL31 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
54.6%
438 pass / 364 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
468 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #272 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Arizona State, 31 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
