Burnt Orange Nation · Sep 21, 2022
LB Jaylan Ford emerging as a force for the Texas defense
Linebacker was a question mark for the Texas Longhorns entering the 2022 season.
Now? Not so much, and that’s thanks in large part to the emergence of junior Jaylan Ford.
“I told [Jeff Choate] when he got here that I wanted to be great,” Ford said on Monday, per Inside Texas’ Joe Cook. “I’m playing for UT. Everyone wants to be great here. He’s been able to hold me to that.”
The 6’3, 234-pounder started showing signs of a potential breakthrough towards the end of the 2021 season, totaling 17 tackles and four tackles for loss during the final three games, but those were just early flashes. There was another level for Ford to reach.