Jordan Ford, UT Rio Grande Valley DB: the 2026 season story
Jordan Ford is a senior defensive back for UT Rio Grande Valley (Southland). He ranks 1323rd of 1,841 defensive backs in Division I by the Player Index, which judges every defensive back on the measures that matter at the position, adjusted for the opponents he faced.
Scouting report
Why it matters. Knowing the one or two things a player does best, and where he is ordinary, says more than any single total. Jordan Ford's strongest measure is interceptions per game at 0.12, 238th of 921 (the average is 0.08). His weakest is yards per catch on his record at 17.3, 859th of 921 (the average is 11.6).
Season production
Why it matters. Totals reward staying healthy and getting the ball; per-game numbers show how much he really carries each week. His tackles per game, 2.9, ranks 602nd among 921 ranked defensive backs.
Against every defensive back
Why it matters. Splitting the measures into how much, how well and how many big plays shows what kind of defensive back he is. Among ranked defensive backs he sits, on average, in the 35th percentile for volume, 16th for efficiency and 44th for impact.
The season, game by game
Why it matters. A season average can hide a player who is great one week and absent the next; game by game shows how dependable he is. Over 9 games, Jordan Ford's best came in week 7 at Incarnate Word and his quietest in week 2 at Nicholls.
Where he does his damage
Why it matters. Where and how a player makes his plays shows how his team uses him and what a defense has to take away.
National and conference
Why it matters. A national rank shows how a player stacks up beyond his own league, where the competition can be very different. Jordan Ford is 585th of 920 FCS defensive backs and 53rd of 79 in the Southland. Next up nationally is D.J. Galva of Eastern Kentucky, 0.00 ahead on the index.
Defensive backs like him
Why it matters. Comparing a player with his closest statistical matches puts his season in context beyond the rankings. His closest match this season is Ta'Ron Haile of Austin Peay.
