#82
Boise State · 2026

Ben Ford

WRSenior5' 10", 187 lbsEagle, ID
Boise State Broncos7-1 · TDC #36
Snap share
33%
2 of 6 started · likely 20–40%
Receptions
12
600th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
137
604th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.4
Rec. TD
2
223rd of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.66
15 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

15 plays · +9.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.66
Passing+0.66
1st down+0.80
2nd down+2.34
3rd down+1.46
Standard downs+0.39
Passing downs+1.75
FordWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays9%
Run plays0%
1st down6%
2nd down1%
3rd down2%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs3%
FordWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets15—
Target share9.2%—
Catch rate80.0%—
Success rate per target80.0%—
Yards per target9.1—
Explosive catches6.7%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

Where Ford's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
15
12 caught (80%)
Avg. depth of target
8.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.3
28 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
109
of 137 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted15 targets charted

80% comp8.5 avg. depth2.3 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 14 yds, 7.0 per target2100% · 14yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 31 yds, 31.0 per target1100% · 31yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 13 yds, 6.5 per target2100% · 13yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 24 yds, 12.0 per target2100% · 24yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (20%), 1 caught (33%), 6 yds, 2.0 per target333% · 6yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 1 caught (50%), 17 yds, 8.5 per target250% · 17yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farBoise State#36 · 7-1633%1213729.2%
2025Boise State#46 · 9-5730%21325514.4%
2024Boise State#17 · 12-246%43403.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ben Ford's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Ben Ford's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.8 avg. game scoreBest: 7.0 vs Utah State (Week 5)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@OregonL 27–344.2188.008
2MemphisW 38–20—no stats recorded
3South DakotaW 38–245.93299.7017
4@Western MichiganW 32–75.6166.016
5Utah StateW 37–187.034916.3131
6@Fresno StateW 38–316.444511.3017
8@Washington StateW 31–10—no stats recorded
9Texas StateW 46–45—no stats recorded
2026 · 5 games5.81213711.4231

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions12600th / 2089
Yards137604th / 2074
Yards / catch11.4—
Touchdowns2223rd / 914
Long31—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Oregon—64~16 (5–22)125%
Wk 2 · Memphis—75~10 (3–16)113%
Wk 3 · South Dakota—79~39 (12–53)349%
Wk 4 · Western Michigan✓ WR65~34 (11–47)252%
Wk 5 · Utah State—62~43 (28–52)469%
Wk 6 · Fresno State✓ WR79~46 (30–56)458%
Season2 GS571188 (117–228)1533%

Position Room

17 WRs on the Boise State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Rasean JonesWRFR37545425%+0.79
Akeem WrightWR21321214%+0.57
3Cam BatesWRJR14101311%+0.68
82Ben FordWRSR1213729%+0.66
Qumonte Williams Jr.WR43605%+0.12
25Quinton BrownWRSO21309%-0.04
85Terrious FavorsWRFR22713%+0.91
13Darren MorrisWRSR1503%-1.40
17AJ JonesWRFR1706%+0.94
24AJ MaesWRJR—————
29Lincoln DunnWRFR—————
34Jeremyah LaneWRJR—————
80Romeo CarterWRFR—————
81Kamryn JonesWRFR—————
84Gavin PackerWRFR—————
89AJ LoganWRFR—————
Carson MonaganWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Boise State depth chart →