Junior defensive end on Toledo's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Saint Louis, MO
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 5 tackles · 1 hurries
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Akron
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end on Toledo's 2025 roster.
Travion Ford
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Travion Ford has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Akron — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Robert Weiner. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 45–21
1 TOT · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 24-point win at home against Western Kentucky.
With T. Gleason — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car) · C. Trayanum — 163 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-21vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 60-0vs Morgan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 45-3vs Akron | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Toledo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Toledo
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #121
Player DNA
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to T.J. Searcy’s 2023 season.
Matches T.J. on
Differs from T.J. on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Bray's junior season at Kansas (2025).
Matches Alex on
Player DNA
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