- Pronounced uh-LIMB

Career
- All-SoCon: 2019, 2021
- COSIDA Academic All-District: 2020-21, 2021
- Freshman All-America: 2019
- Sophomore All-America: 2021
- 2019 SoCon Freshman of the Year
- 5th in Jerry Rice Award Voting in 2019 (National Freshman of the Year)
Entering 2022 season…
- 434 carries for 2,244 yards & 20 TDs
- 1,000-yard seasons: 2019, 2021
- 100-yard games (11): 2019 (6), 2021 (5)
- Holds record for freshman rushing yards (1,081)
- 23 rushing TDs and 1,807 yards shy of TE coach Jacob Huesman’s ’15 school records of 43 and 4,051

2022 (Junior)
- Stats Perform Preseason All-America (3rd team)...Preseason All-Southern Conference.
- Walter Payton Award Watch List.
- SoCon Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5)...2-time TSWA Tennessee Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6 & Oct. 4).
- Sixth rusher in school history to reach 2,500 yards for his career...did it in the win over North Alabama.

2021 (Sophomore II)
- All-SoCon first team…Hero Sports Sophomore All-America…COSIDA Academic All-District.
- Played in all 11 games running for 1,071 yards and 11 TDs…caught three passes for 15 yards.
- Became fourth Moc with multiple 1,000-yard seasons (Derrick Craine-2015, 2016, Jacob Huesman-2014, 2015 & Eldra Buckley-2005, 2006).
- 12th in the country in both rushing yards (1,071) and yards per game (97.4).
- 21st nationally in rushing TDs (11)…37th in total TDs.
- Ranked 37th in the nation with 5.3 yards per rush.
- Fastest to 1,500 in school history by high school signee (15G)...got the necessary yards on his final carry of the Western Carolina game (54 yds for TD).
- Keyed a rushing attack that ranked 16th in the nation averaging 205.5 rushing yards per game...highest average since 2016 (206.3)…team rushed for more than 170 yards in all but two games including the narrow loss to VRBO Citrus Bowl Champ Kentucky…171 yards tied Florida for second-highest total against Wildcats defensive front behind 173 by Iowa in the bowl game…Ford’s 48-yard scamper in the contest was the longest run allowed by UK all season.
- Shared the load with Tyrell Price…duo combined for 1,975 yards on 336 rushes with 20 TDs.
- 128 yards (21 carries) at UK was second-highest of five 100-yard games all season…season-high 143 all-purpose yards.
- Season-best 139 yards in the blowout win at Samford on 28 carries…ran for 118 yards at VMI, 111 at North Alabama and 108 against Furman.
- Two TDs against The Citadel and at VMI…also scored against Austin Peay, at North Alabama, Western Carolina, ETSU, Furman, at Wofford and at Mercer.
- 28 carries of 10 or more yards…long run of 65 yards came for a score against the Keydets…44 carries resulted in first downs.
- Dean's List & the A.D. Honor Roll…SoCon Honor Roll.

2020-21 (Sophomore)
- Led the team with 92 rushing yards on 25 carries at WKU.
- Did not play in any of the spring games...CoSIDA Academic All-District.
- Dean’s List & the A.D. Honor Roll…SoCon Honor Roll.

2019 (Freshman)
- SoCon Freshman of the Year...All-SoCon first team by the league’s coaches...second team media...SoCon All-Freshman team.
- Finished fifth in the voting for the Jerry Rice Award given to the National Freshman of the Year...Freshman All-America by HeroSports.com and Phil Steele...five times honorable mention for STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week...won the honor once.
- 108.1 yards per game was second in the SoCon and No. 10 in the FCS...led all freshman in the FCS and FBS in rushing yards per game.
- School-record 1,081 yards and nine rushing TDs on 206 carries...six 100-yard games...5.2 yards per carry...30+ carries in three straight from WCU to ETSU...Tyrone Coleman is the only other Moc to carry 30+ times in three straight games (1998).
- Freshman rushing record passing Mike Smith (1977) and James Robert (1989) with 1,067…freshman record in rushing TDs (9).
- Tied for the school freshman record with six 100-yard rushing games set by Mike Smith in 1977.
- STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week after 200 yards and two TDs on 31 carries in Rail Rivalry win over ETSU...two yards shy of the school freshman record set by James Roberts (202) against ETSU on Oct. 14, 1989 and 14th 200-yard game in program history.
- 179 yards on 21 carries vs. Furman...136 yards and two TDs on 29 carries at Wofford...21-yard run in the fourth quarter gave the Mocs a 28-21 lead with just over two minutes remaining…also had the TD run in overtime...was just the sixth time since 2013 that Wofford has allowed a 100-yard rusher...32 carries for 116 yards and a score at Mercer...30 carries for 195 yards and two TDs against Western Carolina…127 rushing yards on 22 carries and a score at Jacksonville State...first true freshman to rush for 100 yards in a game since Erroll Wynn had 131 against Jacksonville State on Nov. 4, 2006…team-high 50 rushing yards and a TD on 12 carries in opener vs. Eastern Illinois...first true freshman to score in a debut since Chris Awuah in 2009.
- Dean’s List and A.D. Honor Roll…SoCon Honor Roll.

West Florence
- 2-star prospect according to 247Sports.com and Rivals.com.
- 2-time All-State running back from West Florence High School in Florence, S.C.…played for head coach Jody Jenerette.
- Finalist for the South Carolina Mr. Football Award…led West Florence to an 11-2 mark.
- Shrine Bowl selection and the Palmetto Champions Back of the Year…team captain and team MVP.
- School-record 2,460 rushing yards with 33 touchdowns as a senior…All-State as a junior, rushing for 1,800 yards and 18 TDs.

Personal
- Son of Teresa Ford and Eric Hargrove…has an older sister, Jameia, and an older brother, Erion.
- Communications major.

Ailym Ford