Ourlads' Profile:
2017 Guide: What Ourlads' NFL Scouting Services said about JOHNATHAN FORD: Auburn, 5111 205 4.39. Three-year starter from Big Cove, AL. Experience at free safety, corner, and nickel corner. Smooth mover with a quick pedal. A safety with corner skills. Good match-up ability. Can mirror and stay in phase vertically with a slot receiver. Occasionally separated on a double move. Fundamentally sound technique in man. Good forward transition with a burst to close. Adjusts well going forward. Some hip tightness. Moves well laterally and has good range in pursuit. Will round off a reaction at times. Shows good ability to cover the deep zones. Can open his hips and get depth and width to get over the top. Shows good ball skills, gets to the catch point of a receiver with his hands. Will high point interception opportunities. Can be tough in run support and deliver the big hit. Tracks well moving downhill. Takes on blocks with his hands but can be vulnerable to low blocks. Shows good tackling skills. Projects to be a special teams’ savant. 2016 stats: 59 T, 5.5 TFL, 7 PBU. Medical exclusion at Combine, foot. Sixth/ seventh round. (A-30, H-8 7/8, VJ-DNP, SS-DNP).