Isaiah Ford

#1 · WR · Virginia Tech6′2″ · Jacksonville, FL · Trinity Christian Academy

Isaiah Ford: WR · Virginia Tech · #1.

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Isaiah Ford

WR · Virginia Tech · #1

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Virginia Tech. One game to point at: 143 receiving yards and 26 rushing yards against Pittsburgh — Week 9, 2016.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Virginia Tech in the news

ACC team to play bowl game in San JuanThe Roanoke Times Oct 23
Clemson vs. Virginia Tech depth charts releasedTigerNet Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Virginia Tech	79	1,094	13.8	7	53
2015	Virginia Tech	75	1,164	15.5	11	75
2014	Virginia Tech	56	709	12.7	6	33
Career		210	2,967	14.1	24	75

Season	Team
2016	Virginia Tech	6	33
2015	Virginia Tech	7	51
2014	Virginia Tech	4	--
Career		17	84

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 36-13vs Liberty	11	117	10.6	1	25
Wk 2	L 24-45vs No. 17 Tennessee	5	51	10.2	0	14
Wk 3	W 49-0vs Boston College	4	91	22.8	2	47	2 TD catches
Wk 4	W 54-17vs East Carolina	4	117	29.3	1	45
Wk 7	L 17-31@ Syracuse	8	83	10.4	1	15
Wk 8	W 37-16vs Miami	4	46	11.5	0	16
Wk 9	W 39-36@ Pittsburgh	10	143	14.3	1	27	Season-high 143 yds
Wk 10	W 24-21@ Duke	4	62	15.5	0	22
Wk 11	L 20-30vs Georgia Tech	8	85	10.6	1	15
Wk 12	W 34-31@ Notre Dame	7	86	12.3	0	24
Wk 13	W 52-10vs Virginia	4	68	17.0	0	29
Wk 14	L 35-42vs No. 3 Clemson	4	89	22.3	0	53
Bowl	W 35-24vs Arkansas	6	56	9.3	0	13
Total		79	1094	13.8	7	53

Signature game

Week 9 · 2016

W 39-36

at Pittsburgh

10 rec · 143 yds · 1 TD · 26 rush yds (1 car)

Edged out Pittsburgh on the road in a shootout.

With J. Evans — 406 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.0 · 33 rush yds (11 car) · C. Phillips — 6 rec · 109 yds · 43 rush yds (5 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Liberty · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.12Jerod Evans pass complete to Isaiah Ford for 14 yds to the Liber 44 for a
Week 4 · East Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.12Jerod Evans pass complete to Isaiah Ford for 24 yds for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)
Week 14 · Clemson · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Jerod Evans pass complete to Isaiah Ford for 53 yds to the Clem 17 for a
Week 9 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.91Jerod Evans pass complete to Isaiah Ford for 27 yds to the VTech 48 for a
Week 9 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.90Jerod Evans pass complete to Isaiah Ford for 16 yds for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)
Week 3 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Evans to Ford: a 30-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 3 · Boston College · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.76Jerod Evans pass complete to Isaiah Ford for 47 yds to the BC 11 for a
Week 1 · Liberty · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Jerod Evans pass complete to Isaiah Ford for 5 yds for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)
Week 11 · Georgia Tech · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.76Jerod Evans pass complete to Isaiah Ford for 5 yds for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)
Week 10 · Duke · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.59Jerod Evans pass complete to Isaiah Ford for 15 yds to the Duke 44 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Balanced

2015Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Run-leaning

2016Virginia Tech10-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2016 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (95th percentile). Strength: rec yards (94th percentile). Concern: catch rate (20th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#230 / 674 · 66th pct

13.7

Explosive rate#338 / 674 · 49th pct

11.5%

EPA / target#366 / 674 · 46th pct

0.46

TD rate#377 / 674 · 43rd pct

3.8%

Catch rate#541 / 674 · 20th pct

59.2%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#26 / 524 · 95th pct

Rec yards#31 / 524 · 94th pct

1094

Rec TDs#62 / 524 · 86th pct

Rush yards#87 / 257 · 66th pct

Yards / catch#217 / 524 · 58th pct

13.8

Long catch#226 / 524 · 56th pct

Rush TDs#56 / 257 · 39th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

67th → 46th percentile

Explosive rate

80th → 49th percentile

Catch rate

20th → 20th percentile

TD rate

61st → 43rd percentile

Yards / catch

86th → 66th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2016. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.8	87.3	17.0	0.8
Road4g	7.2	93.5	13.1	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.3	85.8	15.4	0.8
Weeks 8+7g	5.9	82.7	14.8	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Justin Fuente

Pass share

42.2%

446 pass / 610 run

Plays / game

75.4

14 games

Team sack rate

6.6%

487 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

79 catches, 6 carries and 1 pass attempt in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Isaiah Ford

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Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Three seasons at Virginia Tech, drafted

2014 13 games

2017