Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-69@ Oregon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 12-19vs Tulsa | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-45vs Baylor | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Total | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 26 |
#40
Josh Ford
Junior tight end for Alabama. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 266 lb · Stillwater, OK · Stillwater
Transferred Oklahoma State → Alabama for 2026
The numbers
45
receiving yards · 2025
3 catches · 1 TD · 15 per catch
3 games into 2025 so far
Swing playSwung Oklahoma State from 42% to 66% to win.Baylor at Oklahoma State · 45-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Alabama. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma State in 2024.
- Transferred from Oklahoma State to Alabama in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
38.4own fans
20rival fans
Also worth knowing:
Josh Ford
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Josh Ford has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Alabama. The receipt: 26 rec yds, 1 receptions against Baylor — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20247 games
- Signed with Oklahoma State3-star out of Stillwater
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Oklahoma State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Alabama
2025Oklahoma State
2026Alabama
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oklahoma State3-9HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Doug Meacham · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (95th percentile). 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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 137 | 10.5 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Caden Jensen’s 2024 season.
78%match
Matches Caden on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Caden on
Yards / reception (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Jensen's freshman season at Louisiana (2024).
82%match
Matches Caden on
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Caden on
Reception volume (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Josh Ford
Background
NIL Opportunities Prior to Alabama The No. 5 tight end and No. 83 overall portal player by 247Sports on the site's Transfer Portal Rankings ... signed with the Crimson Tide over Auburn, Arkansas, Illinois and Oklahoma. 2024-25 (Oklahoma State) Played in 16 total games across two seasons at Oklaho...
The tight end room · Alabama
- #81Kaleb Edwards150 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Marshall Pritchett57 receiving yards · 2025
- #40Josh Ford45 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Danny Lewis Jr.17 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Jay Lindsey7 receiving yards · 2025
5 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology