Rudy Ford is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Ford in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ford's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Rudy Ford
Top 40% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter
Height6'0"
Weight210 lb
BornNov 1, 1994
Age31
CollegeAuburnSee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2017
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2017 | 22–23 | ARI | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 169 | 57.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23–24 | ARI | 13 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 62 | 7.8% | 286 | 82.5% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | PHI | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 17 | 2.2% | 212 | 77.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 25–26 | PHI | 8 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 46 | 9.0% | 139 | 65.0% | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 62.5 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | JAX | 15 | — | 49 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 423 | 43.5% | 179 | 44.6% | 54 | 43 | 0.8 | 93.4 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 27–28 | GB | 17 | — | 39 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 442 | 42.0% | 108 | 25.7% | 20 | 13 | 0.7 | 106.7 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 28–29 | GB | 13 | — | 61 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 626 | 70.7% | 52 | 15.5% | 28 | 17 | 0.6 | 65.0 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 86 | — | 158 | 107 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,616 | 28.9% | 1,145 | 49.4% | 109 | 77 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 17 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
47 career value over replacement — #2182 all-time of 4,695. 15.7/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #208 (Rd 6) · ARI · 2017 · +36.2 vs expected KV-H
55actual
18.8 expected · Δ+36.2
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