Professional football player Jacoby Ford is a wide receiver who plays for the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League. Ford joined the Raiders for his rookie season in 2010 after he was selected 108th overall in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=13363 Prior to playing professionally, Ford played in college at Clemson.http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ford_jacoby01.html

During his rookie season with Oakland in 2010, Ford saw significant action on special teams. He was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for week nine against the Kansas City Chiefs after totaling 306 yards including a 94-yard kick return to score a touchdown.http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Jacoby-Ford-named-AFC-special-Teams-Player-of-the-Week.html Ford went on to earn AFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors for November 2010. He also became the second person in league history to total over 150 kick return yards and 140 receiving yards in a single game.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/02/terrell-suggs-jacoby-ford-earn-afc-player-of-the-month-honors/

Ford began his career in high school when he played football and ran track at Cardinal Newman High School. He went on to attend Fork Union Military Academy and Clemson, where he was a member of the Clemson Tigers football and track teams. As a freshman in 2006, Ford earned the team's Special Teams Player of the Year honors and was selected as a Freshman All-American. Ford went on to lead the team in receiving as a senior when he had 56 catches for 779 yards and six touchdowns plus 18 rushes for 122 yards and two additional scores.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=184298 http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ford_jacoby01.html He finished his college career among the top 10 receivers in Clemson's record books for career yards, at 4,086, receptions, at 143, receiving yards, at 1,986, and touchdowns, at 16.http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ford_jacoby01.html

Through the first 15 weeks of play in his rookie campaign in 2010, Ford tallied 22 receptions for 414 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged 18.8 yards per game and had a season long of 52 yards. Additionally, Ford recorded eight carries for another 133 yards, including a season long of 71 yards, to score another touchdown.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=13363