Bre' Ford

Height:
5-11
Weight:
215
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bethel Park, Pa.
High School:
Bethel Park HS

Pronounced BRAY

As a Senior (2014): Appeared in 10 games with seven starts at safety ... missed the UMass and KSU games ... finished with 36 tackles, two interceptions, and a forced fumble ... returned a kick six yards at Ohio ... had seven tackles at Ball State ... in the win at Pittsburgh, had a career-high 10 tackles and a forced fumble ... had four solo tackles an the win over Eastern Michigan ... in the win over Miami, had three tackles and an interception returned for 25 yards ... had three tackles and a 51-yard interception return at Penn State.

As a Junior (2013): Appeared in 12 games with four starts (three at free safety, one at rover) ... finished the season with 26 tackles (13 solo), one interception, one pass break-up, and 0.5 tackles for a loss ... started the season-opener at free safety at Central Florida, recording four tackles (three solo) ... grabbed his first-career interception at Miami (Ohio), ending a fourth-quarter RedHawks drive with the Zips leading 21-7 ... had a season-high five tackles (one solo) at Northern Illinois.

As a Sophomore (2012): Played in all 12 games with three starts ... totaled 32 tackles (23 unassisted) for the season ... credited with three tackles for loss (11 yards) ... forced one fumble at Tennessee and recovered one fumble at Toledo ... tallied one pass breakup at FIU ... made a season-high six tackles versus Bowling Green ... posted five stops twice, at Tennessee and versus Northern Illinois.

As a Freshman (2011): Played in four games, including the season opener at nationally ranked Ohio State, with two starts ... ended the year with 11 tackles, including eight solo stops ... starter in consecutive outings at Cincinnati and against VMI ... had a season-high five tackles (four solo) at Cincinnati ... also assisted on a tackle-for-loss against the Bearcats ... credited with three stops at Ohio State ... forced a fumble against Temple.

High School: Graduated as the program's all-time leading rusher (3,653 yards) and set a school record for touchdowns (52) at Bethel Park HS ... rushed for 1,300 yards and scored 22 TDs as a senior, and ran the ball 1,400 yards and recorded 20 TDs as a junior ... first-team All-Conference, Fab 22 South, and Terrific 25 All-Star as a senior ... third-team All-State and first-team All-Conference as a junior.

Personal: Born Jan. 2, 1992 ... son of Tyrone and Diane Germany ... has three older siblings, Brooke, Brendon, and Breann.