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Jerome Ford Fantasy Overview

Jerome Ford

Jerome Ford
Player Profile
RB CLE

Height

5'10"

Weight

210 lbs.

Experience

4 yrs.

Bye

10

Birthday

Sep 12, 1999

Age

25.4

College

Cincinnati

NFL Draft Pick

2022 - Rd 5, Pk 156

Fantasy Rankings

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Dynasty
RB83

2025 Projections

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DS 3D Projection

Our Thoughts

Jerome Ford's Preseason Player Analysis

Bottom Line

Ford produced well in Nick Chubb’s absence last season and can help fantasy teams again if Chubb is sidelined. We’ll have to watch through the summer to see what the season-opening plan is, though. That uncertainty makes it difficult to view any Browns RB as an early-season starter at draft time. Ford fits best as an RB4 (or later) on your fantasy roster.

What We Learned Last Year

  • Ford obviously benefited from Nick Chubb’s Week 2 knee injury. From Week 3 on, Ford ranked 16th among RBs in PPR points, even though he ranked just 29th in opportunity share over that span.
  • Ford ranked 11th among RBs in total targets during that time; 24th in carries.
  • He did so despite contending with a late-season ankle sprain and sharing work with Kareem Hunt. Ford worked well ahead in opportunity share; Hunt ranked 45th over the same span.
  • Ford proved just OK on efficiency.
    • He tied for 29th in yards after contact per carry among 59 RBs with 70+ carries. (Hunt ranked 59th.)
    • Ford ranked 24th in elusive rating. (Hunt last.)
    • He finished 28th in rush yards over expected per carry among 49 qualifying RBs, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. (Hunt ranked 48th.)
    • Among 61 RBs who drew at least 20 targets, Ford tied for 32nd in yards per route. (Hunt tied for 59th.)

What to Expect in 2024

  • Chubb heads toward the season as a big unknown. He refused to set a return timeline in talking to reporters in early June. We’ll see whether he’s ready to start training camp on time and what his participation looks like.
  • Cleveland didn’t add much at RB in the offseason, signing only D’Onta Foreman and Nyheim Hines to one-year deals.
    • Hines likely arrives primarily for his return-game upside. He’s also coming off an ACL tear suffered last July in a Jetski accident.
    • Foreman got a small one-year deal, just like he did in Chicago last year, Carolina the year before, and Tennessee the year before that.
    • Either/both could factor into the regular-season backfield. But neither addition tells us anything about what to expect from the group in 2024.
  • The Browns did switch OCs, hiring Ken Dorsey just a few months after the Bills fired him. Dorsey ran one of the league’s most pass-leaning offenses over about a season and a half as Buffalo OC. The Browns ranked 19th in situation-neutral pass rate over the past two years.
    • Perhaps the Dorsey hire and trade-extension for WR Jerry Jeudy signals a bit more of a pass lean in 2024.
    • If so, that should favor Ford. Chubb has always been a limited receiver, as has Foreman.

Advanced Stats

Forty Yard Dash

4.46

Forty Yard Dash Rank

87%

Three Cone Drill

7.31

Agility Score

11.53

Agility Score Rank

36%

Burst Score

111.70

Burst Score Rank

18%

Speed Score

106.10

Speed Score Rank

84%

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Jerome Ford (Hamstring) 'Week-to-Week'

Jerome Ford (Hamstring) 'Week-to-Week'

Browns HC Kevin Stefanski on Monday called RB Jerome Ford "week-to-week" with his hamstring injury, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. That likely means we should expect Ford to miss at least the Week 7 game against the Bengals. Cleveland reportedly expects to get Nick Chubb back for that one. Ford's absence would figure to leave Pierre Strong as the primary complement to Chubb in that scenario. We'll keep watching for updates on the Cleveland backfield throughout the week.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Browns are expected to open the practice window for RB Nick Chubb (knee) this week. Once the team makes that move, they'll have three weeks to promote him to the active roster.

Browns RB Pierre Strong was knocked out of Sunday's game vs. the Jaguars with a hamstring injury. He was operating as Cleveland No. 3 RB behind Jerome Ford and D'Onta Foreman. Hopefully this one isn't impacting your Week 2 fantasy lineups.

Browns RB Nick Chubb is expected to open the season on the reserve/PUP list which would require him to miss the first four games of the season. Chubb tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus in September last year which required multiple surgeries. Draft Sharks currently projects Chubb to return to action in Week 8 of the regular season.

Schedule

Week Team SOS Fantasy

1

@ DAL

-1.3%

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2

JAC

21.8%

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3

@ NYG

12.5%

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4

LVR

2.4%

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5

WAS

1.6%

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6

PHI

-25%

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7

@ CIN

8%

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8

@ BAL

-8.8%

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9

@ LAC

-11.5%

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10

11

NO

12%

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12

@ PIT

-5.5%

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13

DEN

-1%

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14

PIT

-5.5%

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15

@ KC

-27.5%

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16

CIN

8%

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17

@ MIA

2.2%

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18

BAL

-8.8%

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