Trace Ford

HISTORY — From College Profile

2022 (AT OKLAHOMA STATE)

Played in first nine games before missing last four due to injury … registered eight tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack … finished with six pass breakups and five QB hurries … recorded a sack and a QB hurry against Texas (10/22) … recovered his own blocked punt and returned for a touchdown vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/17).

2021 (AT OKLAHOMA STATE)

Redshirted … missed season due to injury.

2020 (AT OKLAHOMA STATE)

Played in all 10 regular season games and made nine starts … missed bowl game due to injury … an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by league coaches ... named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... recorded 22 tackles, 4.5 sacks, four pass breakups, four quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles … ranked 10th in Big 12 with 0.45 sacks per game … registered a sack in three consecutive games against West Virginia (9/26), Kansas (10/3) and Iowa State (10/24) … notched four tackles at Oklahoma (11/21) … forced a fumble, logged a sack and tallied a season-high-tying four tackles against Baylor (12/12).

2019 (AT OKLAHOMA STATE)

Played in all 13 games and started each of last six ... earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors and received votes for Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year ... totaled 29 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, a forced fumble, an interception, five pass breakups and nine quarterback hurries ... forced a fumble, had three tackles and a tackle for loss against Texas A&M (12/27) … had four tackles and a sack against Oklahoma (11/30) and McNeese (9/7) ... recorded a tackle and intercepted a pass against Kansas (11/16).

HIGH SCHOOL

Played at Edmond Santa Fe High School in Oklahoma … rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and a three-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals … a consensus top-10 player in Oklahoma in 2019 class (ranked No. 3, No. 5 and No. 7 by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals, respectively) … the No. 4 player in The Oklahoman’s Super 30 rankings … earned first-team all-state honors by The Oklahoman and Tulsa World and was named conference defensive player of the year and defensive lineman of the year as a senior in 2018 … racked up 40 tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery as a senior according to MaxPreps … also caught 18 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns his final season … his 16.1 yards-per-catch average as a senior led team among players with at least 15 receptions … hauled in three passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns as a senior against Edmond Memorial … helped lead team to 2018 Oklahoma Class 6A-I state playoffs and a 7-4 record … logged 40 tackles, seven TFLs, five forced fumbles, and five pass breakups as a junior per MaxPreps … was a first-team All-Big City and honorable mention all-state selection by The Oklahoman as a junior … also played baseball and basketball.

PERSONAL

Enrolled at OU in January 2023 … has eight siblings (is the middle child) … pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree … major at Oklahoma State was management.

--6/14/23