LB
Position
#21
Number
6'1"
Height
230 lbs
Weight
Houston
TX
Junior
Class
Summary
Dean Ford has played 2 seasons for Sam Houston. He has had 25 solo tackles, 15 assists, 2.0 sacks and 1 fumble recovery.
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More Sam Houston Stats
Team Leaders 
PASS
335
Locke
RUSH
51
McCaskill
REC
86
O'Neill
Team Rankings
PPG
21.0
94th
OPP PPG
24.0
97th
RUSH YDS/G
38.0
173rd
PASS YDS/G
335.0
26th
2026 C-USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | |
7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | |
8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | |
9 |  Sam Houston | 0-0 | 0-1 |
10 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Florida International
Liberty
Missouri State
Western Kentucky
TLSA
NICH
TTU
CFB 2026 Leaders
CFB 2026 Rankings
CFB 2026 Standings
| Southeastern | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Appalachian State
Louisiana
Georgia Southern
Louisiana Tech
Georgia State
South Alabama
James Madison
Southern Miss
Old Dominion
Troy
Coastal Carolina
Arkansas State
Marshall
Louisiana-Monroe| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Arizona
Arizona State
BYU
Cincinnati
Colorado
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
UCF
Utah
West Virginia
Baylor
Oklahoma State
TCU| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Colorado State
San Diego State
Boise State
Fresno State
Oregon State
Texas State
Utah State
Washington State| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
Eastern Michigan
Buffalo
UMass
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Ohio
Toledo
Western Michigan| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Memphis
Army
Navy
Rice
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
UTSA
Charlotte
East Carolina
Florida Atlantic
North Texas
UAB| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Miami
SMU
Virginia
Duke
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Boston College
California
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Florida State
Stanford
NC State| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 10 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
UNLV
Air Force
Nevada
San Jose State
Northern Illinois
New Mexico
UTEP
Wyoming
Hawai'i| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Notre Dame
UConn| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
USC
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State
Oregon
Penn State
Purdue
UCLA
Washington
Rutgers
Wisconsin| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Delaware
Kennesaw State
Middle Tennessee
Jacksonville State
New Mexico State
FAMU