Rudy Ford

Rudy Ford

Ford with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020
Personal information
Born:	(1994-11-01) November 1, 1994 (age 30) Big Cove, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	New Hope
College:	Auburn (2013–2016)
Position:	Safety
NFL draft:	2017 / round: 6 / pick: 208
Career history
Arizona Cardinals (2017–2018) Philadelphia Eagles (2019–2020) Jacksonville Jaguars (2021) Green Bay Packers (2022–2023) Carolina Panthers (2024)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles: 203 Sacks: 0.5 Forced fumbles: 1 Fumble recoveries: 2 Pass deflections: 12 Interceptions: 6 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Johnathan "Rudy" Ford (born November 1, 1994) is an American professional football safety. He played college football at Auburn, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL draft.[1] He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Green Bay Packers.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	30 in (0.76 m)	8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m)	20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Arizona Cardinals

Ford was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round, 208th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.[3] On May 14, 2017, the Cardinals signed Ford to a four-year, $2.54 million contract with a signing bonus of $140,181.[4] He played in 10 games his rookie season as a core special teamer before suffering a knee injury. He was placed on injured reserve on December 7, 2017.[5]

Philadelphia Eagles

On August 22, 2019, Ford was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for defensive tackle Bruce Hector.[6] Ford was placed on injured reserve on November 23, 2019, after suffering an abdomen injury in practice.[7]

On October 8, 2020, Ford was placed on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 4.[8] He was activated on October 31, 2020.[9]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 17, 2021, Ford signed a two-year, $4.2 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[10]

On August 29, 2022, Ford was released by the Jaguars.[11]

Green Bay Packers

On August 31, 2022, Ford was signed by the Green Bay Packers.[12] On March 20, 2023, Ford re-signed with the Packers.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on January 6, 2024.[14]

Carolina Panthers

On August 14, 2024, Ford signed with the Carolina Panthers.[15] He was released on August 27, 2024.[16]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions						Fumbles
		GP	GS	Comb	Total	Ast	Sck	PD	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TDs	FF	FR
2017	ARI	10	0	5	5	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2018	ARI	13	1	9	7	2	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2019	PHI	10	0	6	3	3	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2020	PHI	8	1	13	2	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2021	JAX	15	4	53	39	14	0.5	3	1	8	8.0	8	0	0	0
2022	GB	17	6	44	31	13	0.0	3	3	87	29.0	34	0	1	1
2023	GB	13	9	71	47	24	0.0	6	2	30	15.0	21	0	0	1
Career		86	21	203	145	58	0.5	12	6	125	20.8	34	0	1	2
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References

1. "Rudy Ford". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
2. "Rudy Ford Combine Profile". National Football League. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
3. Cox, Seth (April 29, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals draft Johnathan Ford in 6th, trade both 7th round picks". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
4. "Spotrac.com: Johnathan Ford contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
5. Williams, Charean (December 7, 2017). "Cardinals promote Harlan Miller, place Rudy Ford on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
6. "Eagles, Cardinals Swap S Rudy Ford, DT Bruce Hector". Pro Football Rumors. August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
7. McPherson, Chris (November 23, 2019). "Eagles promote WR Greg Ward from practice squad, place S Rudy Ford on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
8. McPherson, Chris (October 8, 2020). "Eagles sign LB Dante Olson to the practice squad; place LB T.J. Edwards and S Rudy Ford on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
9. McPherson, Chris (October 31, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles activate LB T.J. Edwards, S Rudy Ford, TE Dallas Goedert, T Jason Peters, and WR Jalen Reagor from Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
10. Oehser, John (March 17, 2021). "Official: Ford agrees to terms". Jaguars.com.
11. "Roster Moves: Jaguars release four, waive six ahead of the 53-man roster deadline on August 30, 2022". Jaguars.com. August 29, 2022.
12. "Packers sign S Rudy Ford". packers.com. August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
13. "Packers re-sign CB Corey Ballentine and S Rudy Ford". packers.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
14. "Packers activate TE Luke Musgrave, RB Emanuel Wilson off IR". Packers.com. January 6, 2023.
15. Hill, Kassidy. "Panthers make a change in the defensive backs room on Wednesday". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
16. Gantt, Darin (August 27, 2024). "Panthers make moves to get to initial 53-man roster". Panthers.com.

External links

• Auburn Tigers bio Archived May 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
• Media related to Rudy Ford at Wikimedia Commons