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Trace Ford
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Edmond, OK
- High School:
- Santa Fe
2019 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2019 OSU Russell Okung Award (outstanding newcomer)
2020 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2020 First Team Academic All-Big 12
A top-level pass rusher who is one of the most dynamic players on the Oklahoma State roster.
2021: Took a redshirt while he missed the season with an injury.
2020 (Sophomore): Honorable mention all-Big 12 selection by the coaches ... Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... Played in all 10 regular season games, starting nine ... Missed the bowl game to injury ... His 0.45 sacks per game ranked 10th in the Big 12 ... A productive player whose stats may not even tell the story of his true impact on a game ... Finished with 22 tackles, 4.5 sacks, four passes broken up, four quarterback hurries and two fumbles forced ... Logged a season-high four tackles against Oklahoma, then matched that total against Baylor ... Had a sack in three consecutive games against West Virginia, Kansas and Iowa State ... His sack against the Mountaineers was a strip-sack that resulted in a Tyren Irby fumble recovery and 56-yard return for a touchdown ... Also forced a fumble against Baylor ... Broke up two passes against Iowa State.
2019 (Freshman): A disruptive player who earned the Russell Okung Award as OSU’s outstanding newcomer ... Secured honorable mention All-Big 12 status and received votes for Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year ... His nine quarterback hurries ranked as the second-highest single-season mark in school history ... Season totals included 29 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, a forced fumble, an interception, five pass breakups and nine quarterback hurries as a true freshman ... Played in all 13 games and started each of the last six ... The only true freshman to start a game for Oklahoma State in 2019 ... Logged sacks against Oklahoma, Texas Tech and McNeese ... Intercepted a pass against Kansas ... Broke up two passes and was credited with a quarterback hurry against Oregon State in the first game of his college career ... Had four tackles in three games, against Oklahoma, Tulsa and McNeese ... Forced a fumble, had two quarterback hurries, three tackles and a tackle for loss against Texas A&M ... Was a leading performer on an Oklahoma State defense that made significant improvement from the previous season ... In 2018, the Cowboys allowed an average of 32.5 points and 452.5 yards per game, but in 2019, those numbers improved to 26.8 points per game and 412.3 yards per game ... The Cowboys of 2019 held each of their final six opponents below their season scoring average.
High School: Played for coach Kyle White at Edmond Santa Fe … According to MaxPreps, he racked up 40 tackles, including 23 solo stops, as a senior … Logged four tackles for loss, three sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in his final season at Edmond Santa Fe … MaxPreps lists him as catching 18 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns in 2018 … His 16.1 yards-per-catch average as a senior was tops among all Wolves players with at least 15 receptions … Had his best showing as a receiver against Edmond Memorial, hauling in three passes for 115 yards and two scores … Notched a season-high six tackles and four quarterback hurries against Westmoore … Helped lead Santa Fe to the Oklahoma Class 6A-I state playoffs and a 7-4 record in 2018 … Forced five fumbles, defended five passes, logged seven tackles for loss and 40 total tackles during his junior campaign, according to MaxPreps … Accolades included being a team captain, first-team all-state honors by The Oklahoman and The Tulsa World, Defensive Player of the Year recognition and conference defensive lineman of the year in his conference … Also first-team All-Big City in The Oklahoman and an honorable mention selection to the 2017 Oklahoman All-State team ... A Vype Oklahoma Mr. Football and a first-team All-Class 6A-1 selection ... Other accolades at Santa Fe for Ford include being a team captain, all-state honors, Defensive Player of the Year recognition and conference defensive lineman of the year in his conference ... Also played baseball and basketball … A member of the National Honor Society and the environmental club … Rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and a three-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals … A consensus top-10 player in the state of Oklahoma in the 2019 recruiting class, as he ranked at No. 3, No. 5 and No. 7 by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals, respectively … Rated No. 4 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 rankings ... Chose Oklahoma State over reported offers from Arkansas, Baylor, California, Florida State, Missouri, Oregon and others.
Personal: Born Jan. 24, 2001, in Oklahoma City … Son of Shannon and Desirae Ford … Has eight siblings and is the middle child of the family … Management major.
