Micah Ford is a Featured Back for Stanford. Micah's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 157 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the RB mean. Model correlation r≈0.52 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers
The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.12 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group 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
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Hawai'i | L20-23 | 1.7 | 26 | 113 | 4.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 2 | @BYU | L3-27 | 15.9 | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -0.20 |
| 3 | vsBoston College | W30-20 | -8.5 | 17 | 157 | 9.2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.33 |
| 4 | @Virginia | L20-48 | 11.1 | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 5 | vsSan José State | W30-29 | -14.3 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 0 | -0.07 |
| 7 | @SMU | L10-34 | 13.4 | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.15 |
| 8 | vsFlorida State | W20-13 | 7.2 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.12 |
| 11 | @North Carolina | L15-20 | -6.6 | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 13 | vsCalifornia | W31-10 | -3.2 | 29 | 150 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.09 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.07
- Passing downs
- 0.11
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.29 / 0.05
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).