Jaylan Ford is one of the nation’s best linebackers. The talented Texas tackler is set to duplicate a strong 2022 campaign and win Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
The unheralded player from Frisco (Lone Star) was the second-to-last ranked player in his 2020 recruiting class. In the last 247Sports update, Ford was the No. 68 linebacker and No. 137 player in Texas. That player evaluation was a whiff.
Ford has risen from a near unknown three-star recruit to one of the best linebackers in the country. His historic 2022 campaign saw him toward the Big 12 leaderboard in several statistical categories. Those categories include the second-highest interception total in the conference.
With the season 41 days from its start, here are some of the best plays made by No. 41.