Trace Ford

Position:
DL
Class:
Redshirt Fifth Year
Height:
6-2
Weight:
252
Hometown:
Edmond, Okla.
High School:
Edmond Santa Fe HS
Prev School:
Oklahoma State University

Season	GP-GS	UT	AT	TOTAL	TFL	SACKS	INT	FF	FR	PBU
2019*	13-6	20	9	29	4.0-22	3.0-21	1-5	1	0	5
2020*	10-9	15	7	22	4.5-35	4.5-35	0	2	0	4
2021*	REDSHIRTED (INJURY)
2022*	9-0	6	2	8	3.0-11	1.0-1	0	0	0	6
2023	13-1	7	11	18	3.5-7	0.0-0	1-26	0	0	3
2024	13-0	13	9	22	4.0-16	1.5-7	0-0	2	0	1
Career	58-16	61	38	99	19.0-91	10.0-64	2-31	5	0	19

2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in all 13 games at defensive end (no starts) … totaled 22 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one pass breakup and one QB hurry … tallied one tackle and a QB hurry in win over No. 7 Alabama (11/23) … notched five tackles at Missouri (11/9) … registered three tackles (0.5 sack) vs. South Carolina (10/19) … amassed five tackles (four solo; 1.0 for loss) and a forced fumble in win at Auburn (9/28) … logged three solo tackles (2.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack) and a forced fumble vs. Tennessee (9/21) … recorded a pass breakup in season opener vs. Temple (8/30).

2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in all 13 games and started season opener vs. Arkansas State (9/2) … totaled 18 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, an interception, three pass breakups and four QB hurries … notched a half-TFL vs. West Virginia (11/11) … recorded three tackles and one TFL at Oklahoma State (11/4) … tallied two solo tackles (career-high 2.0 TFLs) vs. UCF (10/21) … made season-high four tackles (two solo) at Tulsa (9/16).

2022 (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 (OKLAHOMA STATE)
Redshirted … missed season due to injury.

2020 (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 0.5 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 (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) ... graduated from Oklahoma State with a degree in management … earned a Master of Business Administration degree from OU in May 2024.