Justin Ford CB Montana | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Justin Ford CB Montana
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Draft Year: 2023 | |
| 40 time: 4.51 seconds (44%*) | |
| Overall Rank: #430 Position Rank: #97 (DB) | |
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Height:
6-2
(94%*)
Weight:
190
(38%*)
Weight:
190
(38%*)
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Hands:
8 3/8
(4%*)
Arm:
30 6/8
(25%*)
Arm:
30 6/8
(25%*)
Span:
74 2/8
(45%*)
Span:
74 2/8
(45%*)
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| Bowl Invite: Hulu Bowl | |
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*Percentile caluculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Draft Year: 2023 | ||
| 40 time: 4.51 seconds (44%*) | ||
| Overall Rank: #430 | Position Rank: #97 (DB) | |
| Height: 6-2 (94%*) | Weight: 190 (38%*) | |
| Hands: 8 3/8 (4%*) | Arm: 30 6/8 (25%*) | |
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Span:
74 2/8
(45%*)
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| Bowl Invite: Hulu Bowl | ||
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*Percentile caluculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Overall Rating: | 65.0 / 100 | |
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| Game performance weighted rating | ||
| QB Rating When targeted: | 46.4 | |
| Tackling: |
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67% |
| Run Defense: |
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74% |
| Coverage: |
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77% |
| Zone: |
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65% |
| Man/Press: |
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70% |
| DRAFT PROJECTION: UDFA Position rank: #97 | ||
| College Games: 28 College Snaps: 1502 | ||
247 RATING: 84.57/100
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Draft Profile: Bio
Justin Ford attended Cox Mill High School and was rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rating of 0.846, going unranked by ESPN. Following high school, Ford opted to join Montana.In 2020 as a freshman Ford saw action in just 2 games and played a total of 50 snaps at cornerback for the Grizzlies. He recorded only 9 tackles, no assists, while adding 6 stops. In coverage Ford notched up one pass breakup, no interceptions, and a very good QB rating when targetted of 60.9.
As a sophomore in 2021 he played in 13 games and logged 748 snaps for the Grizzlies. He made 36 tackles, 3 assists, and had 13 stops. In coverage he totaled 7 pass breakups, an outstanding 9 interceptions, and an outstanding QB rating when targetted of 33.8.
In 2022 as a junior Ford played in 13 games and contributed on 704 snaps. He chalked up 27 tackles, 7 assists, and added 11 stops. In the secondary Ford forced 5 pass breakups, 2 interceptions, and gave up a very good QB rating when targetted of 57.9.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Plays with the natural balance and ultra-quick feet to mirror underneath, and he’s tremendous at reading routes and reading quarterbacks.
- Shows good instincts when facing the action in zone coverage, and Ford has solid ball skills.
- Alert defender for zone coverage, showing good understanding of route progressions occurring behind him and a quick burst downhill to break on underneath passes in front of him.
- Extremely aggressive to come up and put his body in traffic to make tackles.
- Trusts his eyes with very good awareness. Has very good reaction skills to break quickly on the ball.
- Aware in the red zone, stays on the back line to take away fade throws. Capable of making quarterbacks pay for late throws.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Fails to maintain inside technique in man coverage. Not a press corner.
- Needs work on backpedaling to prevent defenders from getting behind him.
- NFL teams are going to test him deep early on, and he’ll also be prone to flags since he’s grabby downfield.
Justin Ford percentiles vs other Cornerback's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Justin Ford (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
389.5
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
117.0