#20
Stanford · 2026

Micah Ford

RBJunior6' 0", 220 lbsToms River, NJ
Stanford Cardinal3-4 · TDC #104
Snap share
62%
4 of 7 started · likely 49–76%
Rush yards
529
36th of 1453 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.6
172nd of 326 in FBS
Rush TD
8
11th of 630 in FBS
Receptions
17
294th of 1994 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.10
145th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

140 plays · +14.0 total EPA · 145th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.10
Passing+0.06
Rushing+0.11
1st down+0.04
2nd down-0.05
3rd down+0.69
Standard downs+0.14
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 plays31%
Pass plays11%
Run plays58%
1st down41%
2nd down25%
3rd down21%
Standard downs37%
Passing downs19%
FordRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries97—
Success rate39.2%252nd / 321
Explosive run rate7.2%285th / 321
Stuffed at the line20.6%264th / 321
First downs22—
Red-zone carries14—
Goal-line carries7—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets25—
Target share13.4%386th / 522
Catch rate64.0%285th / 522
Success rate per target28.0%492nd / 522
Yards per target4.4491st / 522
Explosive catches4.0%451st / 522
Deep-target rate4.0%—
3rd-down targets5—
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
27
17 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
0.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.9
117 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
1
of 118 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
4%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted27 targets charted

63% comp0.8 avg. depth6.9 YAC/catch4% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 4 targets (15%), 2 caught (50%), 8 yds, 2.0 per target450% · 8yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (19%), 4 caught (80%), 41 yds, 8.2 per target580% · 41yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 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 (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 3 yds, 1.5 per target250% · 3yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 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: 6 targets (22%), 4 caught (67%), 13 yds, 2.2 per target667% · 13yRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (15%), 2 caught (50%), 20 yds, 5.0 per target450% · 20yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 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 direction112 carries

Left
13%
8.5 YPC · 47% succ.
Middle
71%
3.5 YPC · 39% succ.
Right
15%
5.6 YPC · 35% 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#104 · 3-4762%1145294.6839.2%17118013.4%
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

6.5 avg. game scoreBest: 10.0 vs Elon (Week 7)1 of 7 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
2026 · 7 games6.51145294.6881171186.9022

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries114—
Yards52936th / 1453
Yards / carry4.6172nd / 326
Touchdowns811th / 630
Long81—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions17294th / 1994
Yards118583rd / 1980
Yards / catch6.9439th / 461
Touchdowns0—
Long22—

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 · Hawai'i✓ RB71~53 (45–59)2875%
Wk 1 · Miami✓ RB65~31 (21–40)1348%
Wk 3 · Duke✓ RB58~37 (25–48)1764%
Wk 4 · Georgia Tech✓ RB72~43 (36–48)2360%
Wk 5 · Wake Forest—67~36 (25–47)1954%
Wk 6 · Notre Dame—44~31 (21–40)1470%
Wk 7 · Elon—73~47 (40–52)2664%
Season4 GS450278 (220–343)14062%

Position Room

5 RBs on the Stanford roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
20Micah FordRBJR1145294.6817+0.10
26Sedrick IrvinRBSR431683.908+0.14
34Champ HamptonRBJR10484.802-0.11
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 →