“I believe that I’m ready to step in,” Ford said. “I’m glad that I waited because I had a good year.” A good year is a bit of an understatement—Ford helped DU get their first-ever College Cup trip this year, earning an All-Summit League First Team selection and a Top Drawer Soccer Second Team All-America along the way. As a center back, he led the third best defense in the country in goal against average and shutout percentage.
2017 Counting Stats: 20 GP, 19 GS, 1 G, 0 A, 1727 min, 4 YC
Key Stat: 18 Blocked Shots, most on the Colorado Rapids, 16th amongst all MLS defenders, in 2017
Season Highlight:
Ford had a number of games where he had the most defensive actions of any player on the Rapids.