Dean Ford

LB · #21 · Sam Houston · JR · 6'1" · 230 · Houston, TX

Projected WLB starter

26 2026 tackles

1 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

14 Career games (11 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Sam Houston	6	6	26	1	0	0	0	1
2025	Sam Houston	8	5	34	2	5	0	0	0

Tackles per game 4.3 75

Havoc plays 2 56

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 1 84

Explosive rate allowed 12.9% 19

Line yards per carry allowed 2.8 23

Sack rate 7.6% 78

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W3	Nicholls State Colonels	5
W6	@ LIB	6	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#2619

John Holthaus OT · Junipero Serra CSU

#2620

Carter Vargas RB · St. Joseph

#2621

Dean Ford LB · Morton Ranch SHSU

#2642 Shko-Mak Pahmahmie DL · Liberty North UNLV

#2643

Mason Love P · Park Hill South SCAR

LBs in the class

#222

Andre Porter Liberty UNLV

#223

Xavier Leonard Langston Hughes BUFF

#224

Dean Ford Morton Ranch SHSU

#228 Shea Robertson Coeur d'Alene

#229 Trace Meadows A&M Consolidated UTEP

2026 · 56th pctile of LBs

Recruit · 18th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.