Eric Ford is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Army.
Ford fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Four seasons in the Army linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Tarleton State — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-30vs Tarleton State | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-45vs North Texas | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-28@ East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-7vs Charlotte | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-17@ Air Force | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 14-13vs Temple | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-26vs Tulsa | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24@ UTSA | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 16 | L 16-17vs No. 22 Navy | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-16vs UConn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 25 | 8.0 | 4.5 | — | 2 |
Week 14 · 2025
W 27-24
at UTSA
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%8 TFLSack rate
9%4 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups52 tackles · 8 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Jeff Monken — 31-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
14.5%
125 pass / 740 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
129 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #99 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #10 of 61 American Athletic LBs
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%).
The No. 2,342 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the American Athletic as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Monken.
