Honors
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2025
Missouri State
2025: Played in all 13 games (862 snaps) and started the final 12 contests of the season ... Finished 6th on the club with 52 total tackles, including 39 solos, with 3 pass breakups, a forced fumble and a tackle for loss ... Logged season-high 8 total tackles in CUSA opener vs. WKU (9/27/25) with 4 solos ... Produced 7 tackles -- all solos -- in home opener vs. SMU (9/13/25) ... Also brought down 7 ball carriers in regular-season finale vs. LA Tech (11/29/25) with 5 solo stops ... Notched 3 solo tackles and a pass breakup in road win at Liberty (11/8/25) ... Also produced 3 solo stops in OT win at New Mexico State (10/22/25) and vs. Arkansas State (12/18/25) in the Xbox Bowl in Frisco ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2025 semester.
Arkansas
2024: Did not play in any games as a redshirt freshman for the Razorbacks ... Team was 7-6 under coach Sam Pittman with a win over Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl ...
2023: Redshirted in his first season at Arkansas with no games played for a 4-8 squad.
High School
Racked up 34 total tackles, a pair of pass breakups and a QB hurry as a senior for coach Marcus Shavers at McKinney (Texas) High in 2022 ... Missed the first 6 games of his senior season ... Was a consensus three-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and On3 and rated the No. 43 safety in the country by Rivals and No. 103 player in Texas according to On3 ... Also had offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, TCU, Washington State and others.
Personal
Christian Marcellus Ford was born 10/22/04 in Arlington, Texas ... Son of Ricky Ford and Michelle Bowens of McKinney, Texas ... Has two brothers, Elliot and Tony, and a sister, Darnisha ... Majoring in Communication Studies.
