Zach Ford: S · Toledo · #7.
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Zach Ford
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. A two-star recruit with six seasons on the field at Toledo since. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against San José State — Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-30@ Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 71-3vs Texas Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-17vs San José State | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 49-31vs Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-33vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24@ Massachusetts | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 13-6@ Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-17@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-13vs Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-23vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-31@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-17@ Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-23vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 15-16vs Wyoming | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 33 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL61 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
6 seasons under Jason Candle — 44-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
42.6%
376 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
63.1
14 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
61 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #353 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Toledo, 206 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 55 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jason Candle.
