NIL Opportunities

2023 Junior

• Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

2022 Sophomore - Golden West College

• Played in 10 games in 2022 at Golden West College
• Tallied 23 total tackles (13 solo, 10 assisted)
• Recorded two pass breakups and one interceptions
• A three-star recruit rated as the No. 24 JuCo corner back in the class of 2023 by 247Sports

2021 Freshman - Golden West College

• Played in 11 games in 2021 at Golden West College
• Tallied 19 total tackles (18 solo, 1 assisted)
• Recorded four pass breakups and two interceptions

High School

• Played for head coach Deshawn Baker at Cox Mill
• Three-year letterwinner as a sophomore, junior, and senior 
• All-South Piedmont Conference selection at CB as a senior in 2020
• Led CMHS to the school's first conference championship in 2019
• Also ran track and was a top-15 finisher in the state of North Carolina in the 400

Personal

• Born on April. 3, 2003
• Son of Michael Ford and Leticia Perez
• Three brothers and one sister
• Brother, Justin Ford, was a two-time unanimous first team All-America CB at Montana
• Chose Illinois because, “I saw a focused young staff, a brotherhood culture, and a program on the rise.”