Room to Grow Award: Cody Ford
Cody Ford made five-straight starts for the Bills because of the injury Ty Nsekhe. His season was not riddled with terrible play. Early on against a once elite and still pretty damn good pass rusher in Von Miller, Ford held his own. At times, eeek.
Overall, Ford graded as a 51.8 player via Pro Football Focus’ grading system for this season. That was good for the 73rd best tackle in the NFL and was by far the worst on the Bills. Quinton Spain was next closest at a 55.9 overall grade. Plus there’s some factors outside of Ford’s control which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Aside from Ford, Buffalo’s other top-rookie picks, defensive tackle Ed Oliver, Deving Singletary and tight end Dawson Knox, all had more positive moments this year. Again, that’s not bad, the bar was just set high, so the youthful Ford certainly has room to grow after his rookie season with the Bills.
Hell of a game and rookie season by Cody Ford. 😤#OUDNA | #BoomerSooner pic.twitter.com/hiHD9nI5ti
— Sooner Gridiron (@soonergridiron) January 5, 2020