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Jerome Ford
RB · CLE · 2022–2025
Born September 12, 1999 · College Cincinnati; Alabama · Drafted 2022, round 5, pick 156 (CLE) · 5-10, 210 lb
EPA per carry by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CLE | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1.50 | −0.311 | −0.092−0.156 to −0.028 | 22.2 | −2.8 | +0.02 |
| 2023 | CLE | 17 | 204 | 813 | 4 | 3.99 | −0.181 | −0.118−0.174 to −0.062 | 30.7 | −37.0 | −0.18 |
| 2023 playoffs | CLE | 1 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1.89 | −0.529 | 11.1 | −4.8 | −0.05 | |
| 2024 | CLE | 14 | 104 | 565 | 3 | 5.43 | +0.004 | −0.079−0.138 to −0.019 | 37.6 | +0.4 | +0.15 |
| 2025 | CLE | 13 | 24 | 73 | 0 | 3.04 | −0.126 | −0.085−0.148 to −0.021 | 33.3 | −3.0 | −0.05 |
| Career | CLE | 48 | 340 | 1,463 | 7 | 4.30 | −0.122 | 32.9 | −42.4 | −0.06 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CLE | 17 | 63 | 44 | 319 | 5 | 69.8 | −0.098 | 10.6 | 0.5 | −6.2 | −0.12 | |
| 2023 playoffs | CLE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 100.0 | −0.233 | 9.3 | -2.5 | −0.9 | −0.03 | |
| 2024 | CLE | 14 | 43 | 37 | 225 | 0 | 86.0 | −0.114 | 8.4 | -0.3 | −4.9 | −0.16 | |
| 2025 | CLE | 13 | 32 | 26 | 103 | 0 | 81.2 | −0.175 | 7.6 | -1.5 | −5.6 | −0.01 | |
| Career | CLE | 48 | 138 | 107 | 647 | 5 | 77.5 | −0.121 | 8.4 | -0.2 | −16.7 | −0.29 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CLE | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | CLE | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | CLE | 48 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CLE | 2 | 9 | 8.0 | – | – |
| 2023 | CLE | 17 | 619 | 50.9 | – | – |
| 2023 playoffs | CLE | 1 | 43 | 60.6 | – | – |
| 2024 | CLE | 14 | 521 | 54.3 | – | – |
| 2025 | CLE | 13 | 267 | 31.5 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 63 | 84.1 | 6 | 11.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2024 | 43 | 88.4 | 1 | 2.6 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 93.8 | 4 | 13.3 | 3 | 66.7 |
Game logs
2025 game log (13 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs CIN | L 16–17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | −2.9 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | −1.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ BAL | L 17–41 | 6 | 31 | 0 | +1.6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 0 | −2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | vs GB | W 13–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | −1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ DET | L 10–34 | 1 | -1 | 0 | −1.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs MIN | L 17–21 | 5 | 18 | 0 | +1.6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | +1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ PIT | L 9–23 | 2 | 17 | 0 | +1.1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | −1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs MIA | W 31–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −1.6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | +1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | @ NE | L 13–32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | −1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ NYJ | L 20–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs BAL | L 16–23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ LV | W 24–10 | 1 | -3 | 0 | −1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | vs SF | L 8–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | +1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs TEN | L 29–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (14 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs DAL | L 17–33 | 12 | 44 | 1 | −2.9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 0 | −2.8 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ JAX | W 18–13 | 7 | 64 | 0 | +1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −1.9 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | vs NYG | L 15–21 | 10 | 37 | 0 | −0.5 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 0 | +1.6 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ LV | L 16–20 | 10 | 58 | 0 | +3.3 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 0 | −2.6 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | @ WAS | L 13–34 | 9 | 47 | 0 | +2.4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | −1.5 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | @ PHI | L 16–20 | 2 | 14 | 0 | +1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | vs LAC | L 10–27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | −0.3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −1.5 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | @ NO | L 14–35 | 5 | 10 | 0 | −1.6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | +1.2 |
| 12 | 2024-11-21 | vs PIT | W 24–19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | +0.2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | −0.5 |
| 13 | 2024-12-02 | @ DEN | L 32–41 | 9 | 41 | 0 | −1.9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | +1.4 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | @ PIT | L 14–27 | 10 | 28 | 0 | −6.2 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0 | −0.3 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | vs KC | L 7–21 | 7 | 84 | 1 | +4.6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | −0.2 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | @ CIN | L 6–24 | 11 | 92 | 1 | +3.8 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 0 | +2.3 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | vs MIA | L 3–20 | 6 | 22 | 0 | −3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2023 game log (18 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs CIN | W 24–3 | 15 | 36 | 0 | −9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-18 | @ PIT | L 22–26 | 16 | 106 | 0 | +0.8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 1 | +0.8 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | vs TEN | W 27–3 | 10 | 18 | 1 | −4.4 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 1 | +1.6 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs BAL | L 3–28 | 9 | 26 | 0 | −5.3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 0 | −1.4 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs SF | W 19–17 | 17 | 84 | 0 | −0.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | −1.3 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ IND | W 39–38 | 11 | 74 | 1 | +0.5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | −0.6 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | @ SEA | L 20–24 | 9 | 37 | 0 | −2.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −2.7 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | vs ARI | W 27–0 | 20 | 44 | 0 | −7.8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 0 | −0.8 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ BAL | W 33–31 | 17 | 107 | 0 | +3.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs PIT | W 13–10 | 12 | 31 | 1 | −1.1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | −3.6 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | @ DEN | L 12–29 | 9 | 65 | 0 | +2.8 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 0 | −3.2 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ LA | L 19–36 | 9 | 19 | 0 | −2.4 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 1 | +2.0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs JAX | W 31–27 | 12 | 51 | 0 | −3.6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 0 | +1.2 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | vs CHI | W 20–17 | 8 | 20 | 0 | −3.5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | +0.2 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | @ HOU | W 36–22 | 15 | 25 | 1 | −3.6 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | −4.4 |
| 17 | 2023-12-28 | vs NYJ | W 37–20 | 12 | 64 | 0 | +0.4 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 2 | +5.2 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | @ CIN | L 14–31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | −1.3 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | +0.4 |
| P19 | 2024-01-13 | @ HOU | L 14–45 | 9 | 17 | 0 | −4.8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | −0.9 |