With the 156th pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns selected RB Jerome Ford (5-11, 210 lbs) from Cincinnati. He is the team’s only fifth-round pick.
Scouting Reports
Here is a scouting report from The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, who had Ford as his 17th-ranked running back on his board, and a projected 6th round pick.
A one-year starter at Cincinnati, Ford became the Bearcats’ lead back as a junior in former offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock’s spread RPO offense. The Alabama transfer was a key reason behind Cincinnati’s run to the 2021 College Football Playoffs, leading the AAC in rushing and matching the school record for rushing touchdowns (19) in a season.