Jaylan Ford

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Jaylan Ford
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No. 53 – New Orleans Saints
PositionLinebacker
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2001-11-28) November 28, 2001 (age 24)[1]
Frisco, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolLone Star (Frisco, Texas)
CollegeTexas (2020–2023)
NFL draft2024: 5th round, 175th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2025
Total tackles10
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Jaylan Ford (born November 28, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.

Early life

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Ford attended Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas, where he was the District 5-5A-I Defensive MVP as a junior.[2] A three star prospect, Ford originally committed to play college football for Utah before flipping his commitment to Texas.[2][3]

College career

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After being a role player his first two seasons, Ford emerged as a key contributor for the Longhorns in 2022.[4][5][6] On October 15, 2022, Ford recorded 8 tackles and two forced turnovers in a 24–21 win over Iowa State and was named the Big 12 defensive player of the week.[6][7] Ford finished the season with 119 tackles, the second most of any player in the Big 12.[8] At the conclusion of the season he was named a member of the All Big-12 first team, and third-team All-American by the Associated Press. [9] Ford would return for his senior season, once again earning All Big-12 first team honors.[10]

College statistics

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Season GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF
Texas Longhorns
2020 10 5 9 14 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 12 29 24 53 6 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 13 61 58 119 10 2.0 4 48 12.0 0 2 2 0 0 3
2023 14 47 54 101 11 1.0 2 5 2.5 0 2 1 0 0 1
Career 49 142 145 287 28 3.0 6 53 8.8 0 4 3 0 0 4

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in
(1.89 m)		 240 lb
(109 kg)		 31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m)		 9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.72 s 1.66 s 2.65 s 4.24 s 7.09 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		 18 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[11][12]

Ford was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round (175th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft.[13] He played in 8 games during his rookie campaign, recording 4 combined tackles.[14] In Week 17 against the Las Vegas Raiders, Ford suffered a fractured fibula, necessitating surgery and effectively ending his season.[15]

References

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