17–0
74Overall
RBBig 12

Jerome Ford

Cincinnati · Running Back · 2020-21

RUSH YDS
1,802
RUSH TD
27
REC YDS
271

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Ford's 2021 season ranks No. 5 in program history for rushing yards.

From 2020 to 2021, Ford ran for 1,802 yards and 27 touchdowns, adding 271 receiving yards.

Ford was the No. 156 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 3rd-highest running back rating at Cincinnati since 1990 and No. 42 among all running backs of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2022
    • No. 156 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Jerome Ford season-by-season statistics at Cincinnati
SeasonCarRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TD
20207348388510
20212151,31919212201
Total2881,80227292711

Seasons with tracked stats at Cincinnati. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Cincinnati Record Book

  • No. 5 in single-season rushing yards (2021)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Cincinnati Teammates

  1. 90Sauce Gardner2019-21CB
  2. 90Ivan Pace Jr.2022LB
  3. 88Coby Bryant2017-21CB
  4. 83Desmond Ridder2017-21QB
  5. 80Bryan Cook2019-21S
  6. 80James Wiggins2016-20S
  7. 75Jared Bartlett2024LB
  8. 74Jarell White2017-20LB
  9. 72Joel Dublanko2016-21LB
  10. 72Tyler Scott2020-22WR

Full Cincinnati all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Kenneth Walker IIIMichigan State · 2021RB
  2. 91Blake CorumMichigan · 2020-23RB
  3. 91Breece HallIowa State · 2019-21RB
  4. 90Najee HarrisAlabama · 2017-20RB
  5. 90Travis EtienneClemson · 2017-20RB
  6. 90Bijan RobinsonTexas · 2020-22RB
  7. 90Chuba HubbardOklahoma State · 2018-20RB
  8. 90Ollie Gordon IIOklahoma State · 2022-24RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Jerome Ford) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.