Jaylan Ford

Linebacker, New Orleans Saints · #53.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Linebacker
Number: 53
Born: Dec 28, 2001 (age 24)
Birthplace: Frisco, TX, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 240 lbs
College: Texas
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 General

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	15	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs MIN	L 23-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaylan Ford, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

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

College career

After being a role player his first two seasons at the University of Texas at Austin, Ford emerged as a key contributor for the Longhorns in 2022. 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. Ford finished the season with 119 tackles, the second most of any player in the Big 12. 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. Ford would return for his senior season, once again earning All Big-12 first team honors.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaylan Ford, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹