Cody Ford

Ford has served as a versatile contributor on the offensive line since joining the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in the 2023 offseason ... He played in 16 games in 2024 with nine starts — five at LOT, two at LG, one at ROT and one as a third TE ... Played in all 17 contests during debut season with Cincinnati in 2023, lining up as sixth lineman and reserve G while also seeing action on special teams ... Originally was a second-round draft pick of Buffalo in 2019 and spent his first three seasons with the Bills, then played for Arizona in '22 ... Of his 42 career starts, 16 have come at ROT, 10 at LG, nine at ROT, five at LOT and two as an extra lineman/third TE ... Was teammates with Bengals OT Orlando Brown Jr. at the University of Oklahoma.

Ford has served as a versatile contributor on the offensive line since joining the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in the 2023 offseason ... He played in 16 games in 2024 with nine starts — five at LOT, two at LG, one at ROT and one as a third TE ... Played in all 17 contests during debut season with Cincinnati in 2023, lining up as sixth lineman and reserve G while also seeing action on special teams ... Originally was a second-round draft pick of Buffalo in 2019 and spent his first three seasons with the Bills, then played for Arizona in '22 ... Of his 42 career starts, 16 have come at ROT, 10 at LG, nine at ROT, five at LOT and two as an extra lineman/third TE ... Was teammates with Bengals OT Orlando Brown Jr. at the University of Oklahoma.

Career transactions:

Selected by Buffalo in second round of 2019 NFL Draft (38th overall) ... Signed with Bills on 5-10-19 ... Acquired by Arizona in trade with Bills on 8-22-22 ... Cardinals contract expired on 3-15-23; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Cincinnati as unrestricted free agent on 3-16-23 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 3-9-24.

Pro career:

2019—Played in all 16 regular-season games with 15 starts at ROT as a rookie for Buffalo ... Blocked for offense that ranked eighth in NFL in rushing yards per game (128.4) ... Started at ROT in NFL debut on Sept. 8 at N.Y. Jets ... Started at ROT and played 43 offensive snaps in Wild Card Playoff at Houston on Jan. 4.

2020—Started seven games for Buffalo (five at LG, two at RG) ... Inactive for four games due to injuries ... Spent final six games of regular season and all of postseason on Reserve/Injured list due to knee injury.

2021—Played in 15 games with seven starts at ROG for Buffalo ... Helped Bills' offense rank fifth in NFL in total yards per game (381.9) ... Played in two postseason games, seeing action on three offensive snaps and 11 special teams snaps.

2022—Traded from Buffalo to Arizona during training camp and played in 11 games with three starts at LG for Cardinals ... Played 29 percent of offensive snaps (349 of 1203), along with 38 special teams snaps.

2023—Played in all 17 games with one start as a third TE for Cincinnati ... Lined up for 78 offensive snaps and 72 special teams snaps ... Made lone start on Nov. 26 vs. Pittsburgh ... Played six offensive snaps on Dec. 16 vs. Minnesota, filling in at RG for Alex Cappa and as a tackle-eligible lineman ... Played 19 offensive snaps at LG on Jan. 7 vs. Cleveland.

2024—Played in 16 games with nine starts for Cincinnati ... Inactive for Game 14 at Tennessee due to illness ... Started five games at LOT, two at LG, one at ROT and one as third TE ... Made first start of season on Sept. 29 at Carolina and played 14 offensive snaps ... Lined up for 26 offensive snaps on Oct. 6 vs. Baltimore, filling in at ROT while starter Amarius Mims briefly exited game ... Saw action on 37 offensive snaps at LOT on Oct. 27 vs. Philadelphia, when starter Orlando Brown Jr. left in second quarter ... Started at LOT for first time in career on Nov. 3 vs. Las Vegas ... Made second straight start at LOT on Nov. 7 at Baltimore, and helped pass protect for QB Joe Burrow as he threw for season-high 428 yards ... Started at LG on Dec. 28 vs. Denver and blocked for offense that totaled season-high 499 net yards ... Started at ROT for first time in 2024 season on Jan. 4 at Pittsburgh, and helped hold Steelers LB T.J. Watt to zero tackles ... Missed 14 offensive plays due to injury in Steelers game, but returned in fourth quarter.

College:

Played in 29 games (21 starts) over four seasons at Oklahoma (2015-18) ... Started 14 games as senior in 2018, earning first-team All-Big 12 and third-team All-America honors ... Pass protected for back-to-back Heisman Trophy winners in QB Baker Mayfield (2017) and QB Kyler Murray ('18) ... Started first three games as sophomore before suffering season-ending leg injury ... Teammates with Bengals OT Orlando Brown Jr. from 2015-17.

High school/personal:

Hometown is Pineville, La. ... Attended Pineville High School, where he earned first-team All-State honors as a senior in 2014 ... Also competed in basketball and track and field ... Won shot put event at District 2-5A Track and Field Championships as a senior ... Majored in criminology at Oklahoma.

Last Updated March 2025