Micah Ford

Deswarte-Eller Award (2025) · Frank Rehm Award - Offense (2025) · Two-time All-ACC Academic Team (2024) Deswarte-Eller Award · Frank Rehm Award - Offense · All-ACC Academic Team · Played and started nine games in the backfield to pace all Stanford running backs · Paced the team in rushing attempts (145), rushing yards (643), and rushing touchdowns (4) · Added 11 receptions for 119 yards · Finished the season with the most rushing touchdowns by a Cardinal since 2022, the most 100-yard rushing games (3) since 2020, the most rushing yards since 2019, and the most 150-yard rushing games (2) since 2017 · Ranked eighth in the ACC in rushing yards per game (71.44) · Carried the ball 26 times for 113 yards and a touchdown in Stanford's season-opener at Hawai'i, his second career 100-yard game (Aug. 23) · Set a career-high in rushing yards with 157 on 17 totes and a touchdown as Stanford beat Boston College (Sept. 13) · Earned ACC Running Back of the Week honors for the first time in his career following the performance · Caught four passes for 64 yards, including a 54-yard catch and run, in a win over San Jose State (Sept. 27) · Ran 29 times for 150 yards and a touchdown in the 128th Big Game (Nov. 22) All-ACC Academic Team · Appeared in nine games, making seven starts in his true freshman season · Rushed for 309 yards on 76 attempts, second-most by a Cardinal rusher, while averaging 34.3 yards/game, third-best on the team · Also recorded 84 yards on 15 catches · One of two Stanford players to rush for 100-or-more yards in a game this season, rushing for 122 yards at Clemson (Sept. 28) · Passed twice for 21 yards, scoring two touchdowns in the air Played at Toms River High School in Toms River, New Jersey for head coach David Oizerowitz · Ranked as high as No. 36 running back in the nation, a unanimous top-three running back recruit in the state of New Jersey · Also ran track and played basketball · Led Toms River, the top public school team in New Jersey to back-to-back NJSIAA Group 5 state titles (2022, 2023) · Totaled 4,570 rushing yards and 54 rushing touchdowns on 511 rushing attempts, alongside 2,434 passing yards and 37 passing touchdowns in his high school career · In his senior season, rushed for 1700 yards on 197 carries for 14 touchdowns while also passing for 869 yards and 15 passing touchdowns · Two-time Zoneman Trophy winner, given to the best high school player in New Jersey (2022, 2023) · 2020 MaxPreps New Jersey Player of the Year · 2021, 2023 Shore Conference All-Division First Team Offense (American Division) · 2022 Shore Conference All-Division First Team Offense (Colonial) · 2022-23 Gatorade State Football Player of the Year (New Jersey) · 2022-23 NJ.com Player of the Year · 2022 NJ Athletics Player of the Year · 2022 Shore Conference Colonial Division Offensive Player of the Year · 2022 and 2023 NJ Gridiron First Team All-State Son of Myron Ford and Sarah Grant · Has three siblings: Rebecca, Myron, Mordecai