Defensive tackle Jonathan Ford drafted by Packers in seventh round

Senior defensive tackle Jonathan Ford provided many around Miami football a sense of relief.

And it had nothing to do with providing a stop on third down.

With the 234th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers selected Ford, 6-foot-5, 338-pound native of Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, protecting a 48-year-old streak of Miami draft picks dating back to 1975.

The Packers’ seventh-round draft choice marked the first and only Hurricane drafted this year. Ten other Miami student-athletes went undrafted.

Safety Bubba Bolden did not hear his name called along with redshirt junior Charleston Rambo, a former Oklahoma transfer who set a program record for most single-season receptions in UM’s…