Jacoby Ford
Ford with the Oakland Raiders
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Return specialist | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 27, 1987 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | West Palm Beach, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | West Palm Beach (FL) Newman | ||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 57 |
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| Receiving Yards: | 848 |
| Touchdowns: | 3 |
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Jacoby Ford (born July 27, 1987) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was also an accomplished track and field athlete. He played college football as a wide receiver and return specialist for the Clemson Tigers at Clemson University, where he competed in sprinting events. In the NFL, Ford is widely regarded as one of the fastest players in the league. He has one of the top 100 meter times by NFL players.
His brother, Davy Ford, played football at Florida State. Jacoby attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he earned two letters in football and one in track. As a senior, he recorded 22 receptions for 550 yards and ten touchdowns. He was named the Palm Beach County All-Star Game most valuable player and a second-team all-state player.
In 2005, he attended preparatory school at the Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia. There he recorded seven kick returns for touchdowns, 57 receptions for 1,254 yards and nine touchdowns, and 12 rushing attempts for 306 yards and three touchdowns. At the Fork Union Military Academy combine, he reportedly ran the 40-yard dash in 4.126 seconds.Rivals.com ranked him the number-17 prep school player in the nation and called him the "fastest player on the East Coast". The head coach John Schuman called him "the fastest player ever at Fork Union", a school which has produced 87 NFL Draft picks and two Heisman Trophy winners.
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