2015
• First Team All-MAC selection at defensive end.
• Led NIU in quarterback sacks (5) and was third in tackles for loss (6.5).
• Started all 13 games he played, missing only the Ball State game.
• Had a career-high seven tackles versus Bowling Green in the MAC Championship game.
• Made four solo tackles with a QB hurry vs. Ohio. NIU co-Defensive Player of the Week with four tackles, three hurries and half a sack vs. Western Michigan.
• Registered a sack and three solo stops at Buffalo.
• Pressured Toledo QB into a game-ending interception, and added a sack and a forced fumble vs. the Rockets.
• Posted six stops with a tackle for loss vs. Murray State.
• Totaled five tackles with a sack vs. Eastern Michigan.
• Finished his career tied for 10th on NIU’s all-time sack list with 14.
• Named to the Preseason Watch List for the Rotary Lombardi Award.
2014
• Started all 14 games at defensive end, one of just four Huskie defenders to begin every game.
• Made 57 total tackles on the season, with 33 solo and 24 assists.
• Ranked second on the teamwith five sacks and nine tackles for loss.
• Selected second team All-MAC by the league coaches and Phil Steele.
• Forced a team-high three fumbles.
• Disrupted opposing passers all season, tallying five quarterback hits and three pass break ups.
• Had five tackles - all solo - a sack and two TFLs at UNLV (9-13).
• His key sack and forced fumble in the fourth quarter at Western Michigan (11-28) helped the Huskies win to clinch the MAC West.
• Recorded a sack and tied a career high with six tackles at Ohio (11-18).
• Had at least one-half tackle for loss in 10 of NIU’s final 12 games.
• Named NIU Defensive Lineman of the Week after making four solo tackles in the win over Toledo (11-11).
2013
• Playing in every game as a member of the Huskies' defensive line rotation.
• Tied for third on the team in sacks with 4.0 and his eight tackles for loss ranked second on the Huskie team.
• Made 21 total tackles.
• Recorded a career-high six tackles, including three tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks at Idaho (9-14).
• Also forced and recovered a fumble against the Vandals.
• Credited with four tackles and a season-high two sacks against Eastern Illinois (9-21).
2012
• Recorded six tackles in 13 games as a true freshman.
• Posted a season-best two tackles, including one for a loss, versus UT Martin (9-8).
• Played on special teams and in limited spots at defensive end.
High School
• Rushed for 602 yards and six touchdowns as a senior to earn honorable mention all-conference honors.
• Tallied 36 tackles, two pass breakups and an interception return for a touchdown in 2011 as a team captain.
• Ranked as the 18th-best recruit in Illinois by ESPN.
• Won EdgyTim's Fastest Man Competition among Illinois running backs.
• Conference champion and state qualifier in the 100 and 200 meters on the track.
Personal
• Born Jan. 20, 1994, in Chicago, Ill.
• Son of Perez Ford and Janetta Johnson.
• Chemistry major.
FORD'S SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 6, three times, last vs. Murray State, 9-12-15
Sacks: 2, vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-21-13
TFL: 3, at Idaho, 9-14-13
PBU: 1, vs. Kent State, 10-4-14
QBH: 3, vs. Western Michigan, 11-18-15
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