#24

Jerome Ford

Former running back at Cincinnati. 2021: 1,319 rushing yards, 19 rushing TD, 21 catches.

RB · Cincinnati · Jr. · #24

5′11″ · 215 lb · Seffner, FL

CFB Index 87 · #12 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamCleveland — drafted 2022, Rd 5, Pick 13, #156 overall

Recruiting

4★

APB recruit

No. 370 nationally · Signed with Alabama

Statement game20 car · 189 yds · 4 TDvs UCF (FBS) · W 56-21

Top 1% rushing TDs game since 2021.

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The story

Former running back at Cincinnati. 2021: 1,319 rushing yards, 19 rushing TD, 21 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2018.
Drafted round 5 by the Cleveland in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Cincinnati, 1,953 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #156 overall by Cleveland.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20184 games

Signed with Alabama4-star out of Armwood

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-AACfirst

2022

Drafted by Clevelandround 5, pick 156

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#370 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #156

Cleveland · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Luke Fickell

Cincinnati

Played his entire career under Luke Fickell.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ClevelandEntering 5th NFL season

#156Rd 5 · Pick 13

ClevelandEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Alabama14-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-leaning

2019Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

2020Cincinnati9-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

87All-Conference level #12 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (91st percentile). Strength: rush tds (98th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (13th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#37 / 409 · 91st pct

8.9%

EPA / carry#87 / 409 · 79th pct

0.33

Yards / carry#104 / 409 · 75th pct

6.1

Success rate#105 / 409 · 74th pct

51.9%

Explosive rate#209 / 409 · 49th pct

7.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#6 / 343 · 98th pct

Rush yards#18 / 343 · 95th pct

1319

Long run#24 / 343 · 93rd pct

Carries#28 / 343 · 92nd pct

215

Rec yards#47 / 331 · 86th pct

220

Yards / carry#48 / 343 · 86th pct

6.1

Receptions#65 / 331 · 79th pct

Fumbles lost#177 / 222 · 13th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	124	7.7	2.0
Road5g	75.4	4.3	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	118	7.2	2.0
Weeks 8+6g	88.8	5.3	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

87 · #12 of 315 RBs

Former four-star. Now #12 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Cincinnati	215	1,319	6.1	19	--
2020	Cincinnati	73	483	6.6	8	--
2019	Alabama	24	114	4.8	3	--
2018	Alabama	7	37	5.3	0	--
Career		319	1,953	6.1	30	--

Season	Team
2021	Cincinnati	21	220	10.5	1	--
2020	Cincinnati	8	51	6.4	0	--
2019	Alabama	2	11	5.5	0	--
2018	Alabama	--	--	--	--	--
Career		31	282	9.1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021

W 24–13

at Notre Dame

71 rush yds (17 car)

With D. Ridder — 297 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · 26 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · M. Fletcher — 43 AVG · 47 LONG · 5 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · UCF · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +6.33Jerome Ford run for 79 yds for a TD, (Cole Smith KICK)
Week 14 · Houston · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.33Jerome Ford run for 79 yds for a TD, (Christian Lowery KICK)
Week 6 · Temple · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +6.08Jerome Ford 75 Yd Run (Cole Smith Kick)
Week 8 · Navy · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.35Jerome Ford run for 43 yds for a TD (Christian Lowery KICK)
Week 14 · Houston · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Jerome Ford run for 42 yds for a TD, (Christian Lowery KICK)
Week 10 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -3.29Jerome Ford run for 2 yds to the Tulsa 34 CINCINNATI Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the Tulsa 49
Week 1 · Miami (OH) · 2&2 · Q1 · EPA +3.27Jerome Ford run for 50 yds to the MiaOh 29 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Miami (OH) · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.22Jerome Ford run for 21 yds for a TD, (Cole Smith KICK)
Week 3 · Indiana · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA -3.19Desmond Ridder pass complete to Jerome Ford for 1 yd to the Ind 23 CINCINNATI Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (-15 Yards) to the Ind 38
Week 9 · Tulane · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.95Desmond Ridder pass complete to Jerome Ford for 26 yds for a TD, (Christian Lowery KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-14vs Miami (OH)	12	121	10.1	1	50
Wk 2	W 42-7vs Murray State	18	113	6.3	3	20	3 rushing TDs
Wk 3	W 38-24@ Indiana	20	66	3.3	2	12
Wk 5	W 24-13@ Notre Dame	17	71	4.2	0	16
Wk 6	W 52-3vs Temple	15	149	9.9	2	75
Wk 7	W 56-21vs UCF	20	189	9.5	4	79	Season-high 189 yds
Wk 8	W 27-20@ Navy	15	90	6.0	1	43
Wk 9	W 31-12@ Tulane	18	65	3.6	1	17
Wk 10	W 28-20vs Tulsa	7	24	3.4	1	6
Wk 12	W 48-14vs SMU	20	82	4.1	1	10
Wk 13	W 35-13@ East Carolina	20	85	4.3	1	29
Wk 14	W 35-20vs Houston	18	187	10.4	2	79	187-yard day
Total		200	1242	6.3	19	79