#20
Stanford · 2026

Micah Ford

RBJunior6' 0", 220 lbsToms River, NJ
Stanford Cardinal4-5 · TDC #100
Snap share
63%
5 of 9 started · likely 55–73%
Rush yards
751
20th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.8
141st of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
8
26th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
26
199th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.15
101st of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

191 plays · +29.4 total EPA · 101st of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.15
Passing+0.27
Rushing+0.13
1st down+0.02
2nd down+0.10
3rd down+0.52
Standard downs+0.19
Passing downs+0.04
FordRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays32%
Pass plays11%
Run plays60%
1st down41%
2nd down28%
3rd down21%
Standard downs36%
Passing downs23%
FordRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries138—
Success rate38.4%258th / 332
Explosive run rate9.4%263rd / 332
Stuffed at the line15.2%156th / 332
First downs32—
Red-zone carries17—
Goal-line carries7—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets34—
Target share13.4%395th / 534
Catch rate73.5%112th / 534
Success rate per target35.3%469th / 534
Yards per target6.4414th / 534
Explosive catches8.8%347th / 534
Deep-target rate2.9%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
36
26 caught (72%)
Avg. depth of target
0.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.3
242 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-18
of 224 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
3%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted36 targets charted

72% comp0.1 avg. depth9.3 YAC/catch3% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 8 targets (22%), 6 caught (75%), 42 yds, 5.3 per target875% · 42yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 6 targets (17%), 5 caught (83%), 46 yds, 7.7 per target683% · 46yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 3 yds, 1.5 per target250% · 3yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 7 targets (19%), 5 caught (71%), 24 yds, 3.4 per target771% · 24yRight, 0–4 air yards: 7 targets (19%), 5 caught (71%), 76 yds, 10.9 per target771% · 76yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 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.

Run direction154 carries

Left
11%
8.6 YPC · 53% succ.
Middle
75%
4.1 YPC · 38% succ.
Right
14%
5.3 YPC · 32% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Stanford

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Ford’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
5
4 caught (80%)
Avg. depth of target
-1.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
13.0
52 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-10
of 42 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

67% comp-1.6 avg. depth13.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (60%), 3 caught (100%), 23 yds, 7.7 per target3100% · 23yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 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.

Run direction45 carries

Left
9%
3.8 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
76%
4.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Right
16%
7.9 YPC · 57% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farStanford#100 · 4-5963%1567514.8838.4%26224113.4%
2025Stanford#93 · 4-8943%1456434.4443.0%1111908.8%
2024Stanford#105 · 3-9938%763094.1036.2%158407.2%

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

Game Log

Micah 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

6.9 avg. game scoreBest: 10.0 vs Elon (Week 7)2 of 9 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Hawai'iW 37–277.525994.0328111.001
1MiamiL 6–454.411272.508188.008
3@DukeL 7–357.511766.90284348.5022
4Georgia TechW 34–275.719552.917242.006
5@Wake ForestL 3–575.516452.8093186.0010
6@Notre DameL 7–585.113483.7011111.001
7ElonW 34–710.0191799.448155210.4019
8NC StateW 31–288.8221506.803335819.3043
9@LouisvilleL 24–527.620723.60126488.0140
2026 · 9 games6.91567514.8881262248.6143

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries156—
Yards75120th / 1519
Yards / carry4.8141st / 312
Touchdowns826th / 683
Long81—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions26199th / 2089
Yards224386th / 2074
Yards / catch8.6412th / 460
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long43—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Hawai'i✓ RB71~53 (45–59)28·75%
Wk 1 · Miami✓ RB65~31 (21–40)13·48%
Wk 3 · Duke✓ RB58~37 (25–48)17·64%
Wk 4 · Georgia Tech✓ RB72~43 (36–48)23·60%
Wk 5 · Wake Forest—67~36 (25–47)19·54%
Wk 6 · Notre Dame—44~31 (21–40)14·70%
Wk 7 · Elon—73~47 (40–52)26·64%
Wk 8 · NC State✓ RB70~50 (42–55)25171%
Wk 9 · Louisville—69~46 (39–51)26167%
Season5 GS589374 (325–428)191263%

Position Room

5 RBs on the Stanford roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
20Micah FordRBJR1567514.8826+0.15
26Sedrick IrvinRBSR501923.8010+0.20
34Champ HamptonRBJR17774.504-0.21
5Chris Davis Jr.RBSO8232.90—-0.11
6Tuna AltahirRBSR2840—-0.05

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 6+ plays per team game. Stanford depth chart →