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#82Ben Ford
Ben Ford is a Red Zone Weapon WR for Boise State. Ben's 2025 season produced 35.4 total EPA across 30 plays.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
7%
projected
band 3%'25 6%10%
Regressed toward the WR mean. Model correlation r≈0.47 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Receiving
21 Receptions325 Rec yards5 Rec TD15.5 Yards/rec
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs WR peers
Player type
Red Zone Weapon WR
Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.
Red zone targetHigh TD rateSize/catch radius advantage
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency84th %ile · above avg
Key findings
- ▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
- ▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸7 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.82 from the first to second half of the season.
- ▸Peak game: 2.28 EPA/play in Wk 7 vs New Mexico (SP+ 1).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Elite
Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @South Florida | L7-34 | 11.6 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 24 | 0.43 |
| 2 | vsEastern Washington | W51-14 | — | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 2 | 60 | 1.33 |
| 4 | @Air Force | W49-37 | -3.2 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | 0.69 |
| 5 | vsApp State | W47-14 | -11.4 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 18 | 0.72 |
| 6 | @Notre Dame | L7-28 | 24.4 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 | 0.98 |
| 7 | vsNew Mexico | W41-25 | 0.9 | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 2 | 25 | 2.28 |
| 8 | vsUNLV | W56-31 | 4.3 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | 1.65 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
Snap-share proxy
Overall
6.3%
Passing plays
13.1%
Rushing plays
0.0%
Standard downs
4.5%
Passing downs
9.8%
EPA by down type
- Standard downs
- 1.08
- Passing downs
- 1.26
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 1.18 / —
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).