Jacoby Ford (born July 27, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist.
During his stint in the NFL, Ford was widely regarded as one of the fastest players in the league.
Jacoby attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he earned two letters in football and one in track.
[4] At the Fork Union Military Academy combine, he reportedly ran the 40-yard dash in 4.126 seconds.
The head coach John Schuman called him "the fastest player ever at Fork Union", a school which has produced 87 NFL draft picks and two Heisman Trophy winners.
[9] In the Tigers' 40-24 victory over the Florida State Seminoles on November 7, 2009, Ford and C. J. Spiller became the greatest all-purpose duo in NCAA history (a record previously held by Marshall Faulk and Darnay Scott of San Diego State).
[14] During the track season, he was again named an NCAA All-American, All-East Region, and All-ACC athlete with a fastest time of 10.01.
[12][15] On April 24, Ford was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft with the 108th pick overall.
Ford was a pivotal weapon against the Chiefs recording 148 receiving yards, 47 yards of which came on a pass from Jason Campbell to set up Sebastian Janikowski for the 33-yard field goal to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 23-20 in overtime.
On December 26, 2010, Ford returned the opening kickoff for 100 yards against the Indianapolis Colts, going end-to-end in 11 seconds.
Ford signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League for the 2017 season.