Ford talks with Isaiah Trufant during a game vs. University of Montana. |
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| No. -3- Free Agent | |
| Corner / Strong Safety | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: July 19, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Moreno Valley, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Weight: 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Eastern Washington | |
| Undrafted in 2007 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Spokane Shock | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Free Agent | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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DeNique Ford (born July 19, 1984 in Fontana, California) is a professional Arena Football defensive back for the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League. Ford is a 2007 graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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Ford played high school football at Canyon Springs High School in his home town of Moreno Valley. He was a first team All-Ivy League selection in his senior season. He had a game-winning blocked field goal as well as an interception in a victory over Arlington High School. He had a total of four blocked field goals as a senior. He earned second team All-Ivy League honors as a junior. He finished his high school career with nine interceptions, including five as a sophomore. Ford was next door neighbor to former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Soloman Bates.
Ford played junior college football at Riverside Community College in Riverside, California.[1] Ford gained conference respect his freshman year and was voted 1st Team Mission Conference.
Ford played college football as a defensive back, and kick returner at Eastern Washington University. Ford had 58 tackles (a 4.8 average per game) during his junior year for the Eagles which ranked 37th in the Big Sky Conference. He made the first start of his career against Idaho State and had a career-high nine tackles. One game earlier he had three passes broken up and five tackles against Western Oregon. He also had four tackles and a pair of break-ups versus Sacramento State in the second start of his career. He was the team's special teams player of the week against Portland State on 10/1/05 and had Eastern Washington's "BIG HIT" versus Sacramento State.[2] As as a senior, Ford was selected All-Big Sky Conference.[3] At the end of Ford's college career he 5 interceptions tallied 171 tackles, which ranks as one of the top in the nation.
Ford joined the Spokane Shock in 2007, however left the team before the first game. Ford is now a free agent and resides in Southern California.