Junior defensive back for Pittsburgh. 2020: 3 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 41 tackles.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Pittsburgh, PA
The story
3 defensive back for Pittsburgh. 2020: 3 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 41 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearParis Ford
Third year in the Pittsburgh secondary, same address the whole way. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-ACC. The receipt: 8 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 8, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Pittsburgh, 143 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 21-17 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (87th percentile). Concern: sacks (27th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 41 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 97 | 60 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 143 | 93 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Austin Peay | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-10vs Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-20vs Louisville | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-30vs NC State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-31@ Boston College | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 19-31@ Miami | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-45vs Notre Dame | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 41 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |