Cody Ford

Cody Ford (born December 28, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.

Cody Ford
No. 70 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1996-12-28) December 28, 1996
Pineville, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:329 lb (149 kg)
Career information
High school:Pineville (LA)
College:Oklahoma
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Games played:23
Games started:22
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

During his recruitment process, Ford originally committed to TCU before flipping to the Oklahoma Sooners.[2][3] After redshirting for the 2015 season, Ford started the first 3 games of 2016 for Oklahoma before suffering a broken fibula against Ohio State and missing the rest of the season.[4] During the 2018 season, Ford was named a third-team All American as part of an offensive line that won the Joe Moore Award.[5] Following this season, Ford announced that he would be declaring for the 2019 NFL Draft. When he declared, Ford was ranked as the number 3 guard available.[6]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3 3⁄4 in
(1.92 m)		 329 lb
(149 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 9 3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		5.21 s4.87 s8.27 s28.5 in
(0.72 m)		8 ft 8 in
(2.64 m)		19 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Ford was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round with the 38th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.[7]

Ford alternated between playing at guard and tackle during his rookie year, but saw more time at tackle after starter Ty Nsekhe suffered an ankle injury. During Buffalo's Wild Card Round playoff loss against the Houston Texans, Ford was called for an illegal blindside block as the Bills were driving into field goal range in overtime. The penalty played a part in Buffalo losing the game and has been seen as controversial.[8] After Ford was later fined $28,075 by the league for the block, numerous Bills fans donated on GoFundMe in an attempt to help Ford cover the costs.[9]

Ford entered the 2020 season as the Bills starting right guard. He moved over to left guard in Week 3 in place of Quinton Spain. He started the next four games there, before missing three of the next four games. Prior to Week 12, Ford suffered a torn meniscus in practice and was placed on injured reserve on November 28.[10][11]

References
  1. "2018 AP All-America Team List". Finger Lake Times. December 10, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. McCormick, Brett (August 11, 2014). "Pineville's Ford flips commitment to Oklahoma". Town Talk. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. Kersey, Jason (August 11, 2014). "Oklahoma football: Longtime TCU offensive line commit Cody Ford flips to Sooners". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. Shinn, John (March 22, 2017). "OU's monster lineman no longer waiting on the sidelines". rivals.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  5. Marcase, John (December 25, 2018). "Pineville's Cody Ford has blossomed into All-American for Oklahoma Sooners". The Town Talk. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  6. Trotter, Jake (January 1, 2019). "Cody Ford leaving Sooners early for NFL draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  7. "Buffalo Bills trade up in round two, draft offensive lineman Cody Ford". Buffalo Rumblings. April 26, 2019.
  8. Kerr, Jeff (January 12, 2020). "Bills' Cody Ford fined for illegal blindside block that knocked Buffalo out of field goal range in playoffs". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  9. Talbot, Ryan (January 11, 2020). "Bills Mafia starts GoFundMe to pay blindside block fine for Cody Ford". Syracuse.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  10. "Buffalo Bills' O-line suffers hit as Cody Ford lost for season with knee injury". ESPN. November 27, 2020.
  11. "John Brown, Cody Ford placed on injured reserve; Two elevated for Sunday". BuffaloBills.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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