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Trace Ford
Linebacker · 1st season · Practice squad
Updated
- Height
- 6-2
- Weight
- 252
- Age
- 25
- College
- Oklahoma; Oklahoma State
- Drafted
- Undrafted
- Exp
- 1
Overview
Trace Ford is an outside linebacker on the Giants' practice squad. He played at Oklahoma State and then Oklahoma, where two ACL tears and a fractured patella disrupted his college career. The Giants signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2025, and he moved between the practice squad and free agency that season. He re-signed on a reserve/future contract, had five tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack in the preseason finale against the Jets, and was cut before the initial 53-man roster. The Giants re-signed him to the practice squad Aug. 31.
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Frequently asked
- Where did Trace Ford play college football?
- Trace Ford, an Edmond, Oklahoma, native, played at Oklahoma State and transferred to Oklahoma in 2023, playing all 26 games for the Sooners over two seasons. In college he had 99 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.
- What injuries did Trace Ford have in college?
- Ford tore the ACL in each knee during his college career and fractured a patella in 2022. The injuries kept him from raising his draft stock, according to Giants On SI.
- How did Trace Ford join the Giants?
- The Giants signed Ford as an undrafted free agent after the 2025 NFL draft. He signed a reserve/future contract after the 2025 season and was added to the practice squad after final cuts in 2026.
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