#20

Micah Ford

Junior running back for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · Stanford · Jr. · #20

6′0″ · 220 lb · Toms River, NJ · Toms River North

CFB Index 47 · #157 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceWatch-list name (model)Returning to Stanford for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETat DukeWallace Wade StadiumDuke by 9.5

The numbers

126

rushing yards · 2026

3 TD · 3.5 per carry · 2 catches

2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 25 car · 99 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 99 rush yds, 3 TD, 1 rec yds, vs Hawai'i

The play that turned itSwung Stanford from 24% to 71% to win.Stanford at Hawai'i · 23-20

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2024.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Rush TDs: 80th percentile.

The full scouting read

Micah Ford

RB · Stanford · Jr · #20

Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Micah Ford has played for three head coaches in three seasons at Stanford. His first career honor landed in 2025: ACC Running Back Player of the Week. One game to point at: 99 rush yds, 3 rush TD against Hawai'i — Week 1, 2026.

126 RUSH YDS · 3 RUSH TD · 36 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning

2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced

2026Stanford1-1HC: Tavita Pritchard · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

47Rotational starter #157 of 326?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (80th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#2 / 15 · 80th pct

Long run#10 / 15 · 40th pct

Receptions#12 / 15 · 17th pct

Rec yards#14 / 15 · 13th pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

126

Yards / carry#16 / 15 · 0th pct

3.5

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 63.0 YDS/g, 3.2 YPC, 1.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tavita Pritchard

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

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Watch-list name (model)

Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-ACC

Based on 2025: #24 of 38 ACC RBs

How the All-ACC estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Stanford	36	126	3.5	3	--
2025	Stanford	145	643	4.4	4	--
2024	Stanford	76	309	4.1	0	--
Career		257	1,078	4.2	7	--

Season	Team
2026	Stanford	2	9	4.5	--
2025	Stanford	11	119	10.8	--
2024	Stanford	15	84	5.6	--
Career		28	212	7.6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 37–27

vs Hawai'i

99 rush yds (25 car) · 3 TD

With D. Warren — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.7 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · A. Flintoft — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Hawai'i · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA +2.85Micah Ford 2 Yd Run (Emmet Kenney Kick)
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.31(04:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush middle for 8 yards gain to the HAW46 (#52 L.McCoy), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.36(08:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush right for 1 yard loss to the STAN41 (#2 K.Moore)
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21(01:44) #20 M.Ford rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HAW00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:41 #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford)
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21(08:38) #20 M.Ford rush left for 2 yards gain to the HAW00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:37 #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford)
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.19Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush right for 28 yards gain to the HAW22 (#25 M.Thompson), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.19(12:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush middle for 3 yards gain to the STAN48 (#95 G.Speight), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Miami · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.15(11:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush right for 0 yards to the STA47 (#18 A.Blount), out of bounds
Week 1 · Miami · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +1.11(14:22) Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MIA42 (#8 M.Lightfoot), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Miami · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.02(01:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 D.Warren pass complete short left to #20 M.Ford caught at STA42, for 8 yards to the STA48 (#8 M.Lightfoot), out of bounds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 37-27vs Hawai'i	25	99	4.0	3	28	Season-high 99 yds
Wk 1	L 6-45vs Miami	11	27	2.5	0	8	Season-high 99 yds
Total		36	126	3.2	3	28

The backfield · Stanford

#20Micah FordRB · Jr.643 rushing yards · 2025
#26Sedrick IrvinRB · Sr.118 rushing yards · 2025
#6Tuna AltahirRB · Sr.55 rushing yards · 2025
#34Champ HamptonRB · Jr.29 rushing yards · 2025
#5Chris Davis Jr.RB · So.2 games · 2026

Stanford team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Micah Ford

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2026 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Watch-list name (model)

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Workhorse

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Heisman trajectory

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The backfield · Stanford