- Pronounced uh-LIMB
Career
- May 2023 graduate (Sport Management)
- 2022, 2023 Team Captain
- All-America: 2022 (3rd)
- All-SoCon 1st team: 2019, 2021, 2022
- COSIDA Academic All-District: 2020-21, 2021
- Freshman All-America: 2019
- Sophomore All-America: 2021
- 2019 SoCon Freshman of the Year
- 5th in Jerry Rice Award Voting in 2019 (National Freshman of the Year)
- Walter Payton Award Finalist: 2022
- 1,000-yard seasons: 2019, 2021, 2022 (Only UTC rusher with 3 or more)
- Most carries in a season: 232 (2022)
- Most rushes per game season (23.2, 2022)
- Holds record for freshman rushing yards (1,081)
- School Record 19 100-yard games: 2019 (6), 2021 (5), 2022 (7)
Career Statistics
- Games: 39
- Carries: 785 | Yards: 3,928 | TD: 36 | Long: 86 (2022 vs. Wofford)
- 3,928 career rushing yards is most by a Mocs RB and second to Jacob Huesman's (2012-15) 4,051
- 36 career rushing TDs is most by a Mocs RB and second to Jacob Huesman's (2012-15) 43
- 12 career 2-score games (11 rush/1 rec.)
- 788 career rushes are most by a Mocs RB and second to Jacob Huesman's (2012-15) 788
2023 (Senior)
- Stats Perform Preseason All-America (3rd team)/Phil Steele (3rd)...preseason All-SoCon 1st team...Walter Payton Award Watch List.
- Played in seven games in injury-riddled season...rushed for 485 yards on 119 carries with four touchdowns.
- High of 126 yards on 19 rushes in win over The Citadel...had two of his four touchdowns in the win at Samford.
2022 (Junior)
- Stats Perform Preseason All-America (3rd team)...Consensus 1st team All-SoCon (Coaches, Media & Phil Steele)...Walter Payton Award finalist.
- SoCon Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5)...2-time TSWA Tennessee Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6 & Oct. 4).
- Started all 10 appearances posting 1,199 yards and 12 TDs rushing...10 catches for 184 yards and two more scores receiving.
- Led the SoCon in rushing yards per game (119.9).
- Became the first Moc to record three 1,000-yard seasons during the first half of the home matchup with Samford.
- Set the school record for 100-yard contests with his 17th in the Week 10 matchup with Samford (16, Gwain Durden '80)...finished with 18.
- Seven 100-yard games...ties school season record (Tyron Coleman-1998, Eldra Buckley-2006).
- Six consecutive 100-yard efforts to end the season is a new school record (5-Eldra Buckley, 2006).
- Sixth rusher in school history to reach 2,500 yards for his career...did it in the win over North Alabama...fifth to top 3,000 (win over Mercer).
- 14 exploosive plays (20+ yards)...nine rushing with a long of 86 (Wofford) and five receiving (41 at The Citadel).
- 86-yard third quarter touchdown against Wofford tied for 7th longest run from scrimmage at UTC with Dick Hostetler vs. Tampa on Oct. 1, 1954...longest since Jerry Ellison’s (former Rusty Wright teammate) went 95 yards for a TD against Boise State on Sept. 5, 1992.
- 12 rushing TDs tied for sixth-most all-time at UTC and most since Derrick Craine's 12 in 2016.
- 14 total TDs ties five others for the second-highest total with the most recent also being Craine in 2015.
- Season-high 172 yards in win over VMI.
- 208 all-purpose yards in the season-opening win over Wofford...162 yards running and 46 receiving...one yard off career high 209 against ETSU in 2019...just missed 200 yards in the win at The Citadel (197) with 130 on the ground and a career-high 67 by air.
- Six multi-TD games with five rushing and one receiving (North Alabama)...two rush scores against Wofford, at Eastern Illinois, at ETSU, at The Citadel and Samford.
- Top 20 in the country in Rushing Yards per Game (8), All-Purpose Yards (15) & Rushing Yards (17).
2021 (Sophomore II)
- All-SoCon first team…Hero Sports Sophomore All-America…COSIDA Academic All-District.
- Played in all 11 games running for 1,071 yards and 11 TDs…caught three passes for 15 yards.
- Became fourth Moc with multiple 1,000-yard seasons (Derrick Craine-2015, 2016, Jacob Huesman-2014, 2015 & Eldra Buckley-2005, 2006).
- 12th in the country in both rushing yards (1,071) and yards per game (97.4).
- 21st nationally in rushing TDs (11)…37th in total TDs.
- Ranked 37th in the nation with 5.3 yards per rush.
- Fastest to 1,500 in school history by high school signee (15G)...got the necessary yards on his final carry of the Western Carolina game (54 yds for TD).
- Keyed a rushing attack that ranked 16th in the nation averaging 205.5 rushing yards per game...highest average since 2016 (206.3)…team rushed for more than 170 yards in all but two games including the narrow loss to VRBO Citrus Bowl Champ Kentucky…171 yards tied Florida for second-highest total against Wildcats defensive front behind 173 by Iowa in the bowl game…Ford’s 48-yard scamper in the contest was the longest run allowed by UK all season.
- Shared the load with Tyrell Price…duo combined for 1,975 yards on 336 rushes with 20 TDs.
- 128 yards (21 carries) at UK was second-highest of five 100-yard games all season…season-high 143 all-purpose yards.
- Season-best 139 yards in the blowout win at Samford on 28 carries…ran for 118 yards at VMI, 111 at North Alabama and 108 against Furman.
- Two TDs against The Citadel and at VMI…also scored against Austin Peay, at North Alabama, Western Carolina, ETSU, Furman, at Wofford and at Mercer.
- 28 carries of 10 or more yards…long run of 65 yards came for a score against the Keydets…44 carries resulted in first downs.
- Dean's List & the A.D. Honor Roll…SoCon Honor Roll.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
- Led the team with 92 rushing yards on 25 carries at WKU.
- Did not play in any of the spring games...CoSIDA Academic All-District.
- Dean’s List & the A.D. Honor Roll…SoCon Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman)
- SoCon Freshman of the Year...All-SoCon first team by the league’s coaches...second team media...SoCon All-Freshman team.
- Finished fifth in the voting for the Jerry Rice Award given to the National Freshman of the Year...Freshman All-America by HeroSports.com and Phil Steele...five times honorable mention for STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week...won the honor once.
- 108.1 yards per game was second in the SoCon and No. 10 in the FCS...led all freshman in the FCS and FBS in rushing yards per game.
- School-record 1,081 yards and nine rushing TDs on 206 carries...six 100-yard games...5.2 yards per carry...30+ carries in three straight from WCU to ETSU...Tyrone Coleman is the only other Moc to carry 30+ times in three straight games (1998).
- Freshman rushing record passing Mike Smith (1977) and James Robert (1989) with 1,067…freshman record in rushing TDs (9).
- Tied for the school freshman record with six 100-yard rushing games set by Mike Smith in 1977.
- STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week after 200 yards and two TDs on 31 carries in Rail Rivalry win over ETSU...two yards shy of the school freshman record set by James Roberts (202) against ETSU on Oct. 14, 1989 and 14th 200-yard game in program history.
- 179 yards on 21 carries vs. Furman...136 yards and two TDs on 29 carries at Wofford...21-yard run in the fourth quarter gave the Mocs a 28-21 lead with just over two minutes remaining…also had the TD run in overtime...was just the sixth time since 2013 that Wofford has allowed a 100-yard rusher...32 carries for 116 yards and a score at Mercer...30 carries for 195 yards and two TDs against Western Carolina…127 rushing yards on 22 carries and a score at Jacksonville State...first true freshman to rush for 100 yards in a game since Erroll Wynn had 131 against Jacksonville State on Nov. 4, 2006…team-high 50 rushing yards and a TD on 12 carries in opener vs. Eastern Illinois...first true freshman to score in a debut since Chris Awuah in 2009.
- Dean’s List and A.D. Honor Roll…SoCon Honor Roll.
West Florence
- 2-star prospect according to 247Sports.com and Rivals.com.
- 2-time All-State running back from West Florence High School in Florence, S.C.…played for head coach Jody Jenerette.
- Finalist for the South Carolina Mr. Football Award…led West Florence to an 11-2 mark.
- Shrine Bowl selection and the Palmetto Champions Back of the Year…team captain and team MVP.
- School-record 2,460 rushing yards with 33 touchdowns as a senior…All-State as a junior, rushing for 1,800 yards and 18 TDs.
Personal
- Son of Teresa Ford and Eric Hargrove…has an older sister, Jameia, and an older brother, Erion.
