Tyson Ford
UCLA Bruins
74
Average

Tyson Ford

UCLA BruinsSolid
DTDefenseAverageTRANSFER · California
Projected Starter

Is Tyson Ford starting?

Tyson Ford is the projected starter at DT for UCLA Bruins.

Tyson Ford is the projected starting DT on a Solid UCLA — 74 OVR.

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Depth at DT · UCLA Bruins

  1. 19574Tyson FordStarter
  2. 25574A.J. Fuimaono
  3. 34460Ashton Sanders

What's Next

Who do they play next?Ian Jeffries — vs Purdue · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?A.J. Fuimaono — No. 2 at DT for UCLAHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for UCLA Bruins

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of John Burroughs School, ranked #120 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 3 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 74 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #120 NatlTeam Share0%
St. Louis, MO
Jersey
#95
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
321 lbs
Transfer
California

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—300

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9516
National Rank
#120
High School
John Burroughs School
Hometown
St. Louis, MO

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 23th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.85 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 74.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 23% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 27% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WSDSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-10

Sep 6WCALTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-24

Tyson Ford's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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74
Average
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Team Role

3 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
Coach UCLATake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.