LB · #53 · New Orleans Saints · week 9 vs Cleveland Browns · Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET
Jaylan Ford
ROLE a special-teams player
CLASS 2024 · R5 P175
EXP 2 seasons
AGE under 25
DEPTH RILB3
As of week 9, Jaylan Ford was an LB for NO, age 24.8, 2 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 3 on his club's depth chart; he had played 3 games on 3% of snaps; his line was 1 tackle a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 25 games (postseason included) over 2 seasons. His injury history held 2 episodes (ankle 1, hamstring 1), 1 of them reaching OUT; the last was an ankle injury in 2026 week 5.
The full read
In short
In short
Jaylan Ford is a special-teams player at right inside linebacker for NO — 83% of the kicking snaps over 3 weeks. He has a not stated injury. His team named him inactive in week 9. His team has not listed him on the final report.
Our call
Injury report
His team's word: Out
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's published inactive list, on the day.
No dated practice report for him in week 9
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
The evidence behind his current call
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game1.0 range 1.0–1.0
wk 6–7 · 2 games · below most of his peers
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 6–7 · 2 games
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 6–7 · 2 games
Snap share3.3% range 0–10
wk 5–7 · 3 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
0%wk 5
10%wk 6
0%wk 7
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
1
0
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 5
ankle
1
Questionable
2024 · wk 1
hamstring
3
Out
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 2 episodes · 4 weeks on a report
2024
hamstring · 3w
2026
ankle · 1w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
The rest of his team's report in week 9
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Davon Godchaux
DT
FULL
ours
PLAY
75%
LIKELY
Alvin Kamara
RB
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Justin Reid
S
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Nathan Shepherd
DT
FULL
ours
PLAY
90%
EXPECTED
David Long
DB
UNK
ours
COIN FLIPleans play
62%
COIN FLIP
Cesar Ruiz
G
FULL
ours
PLAY
95%
EXPECTED
Travis Etienne
RB
UNK
team's word
—
Zach Wilson
QB
UNK
team's word
Out
Martin Emerson
CB
DNP
team's word
Questionable
John Ridgeway
DT
UNK
team's word
Out
Asim Richards
T
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Mason Tipton
WR
UNK
team's word
Out
Kelvin Banks Jr.
T
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Michael Reid
SAF
UNK
team's word
Out
Jordyn Tyson
WR
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Mason Murphy
OT
UNK
team's word
Out
CJ Donaldson
RB
DNP
team's word
Out
Christen Miller
DT
UNK
team's word
Out
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The evidence behind his earlier calls
The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 12:10 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Role
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 9
Role
LB3 · 3% snaps
Season
2026 · 3 games through wk 8
Per game
1 tackle · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career
2 seasons · 25 games before 2026
Injuries
2 episodes · last: ankle, 2026 wk 5
Bio
age 24.8 · 2 seasons' experience · drafted round 5
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.