Qudarius Ford

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1992)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox CFL biography

| name = Qudarius Ford

| image = File:21, Qudarius Ford, Aug 2, 2018.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Ford before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2018.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|7}}

| birth_place = Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

| death_date =

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| import = yes

| position1 = Defensive back

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 170

| college = South Alabama

| high_school = J. M. Tate

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2016}}*

| playing_team1 = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2017|2019}}

| playing_team2 = Toronto Argonauts

| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2020}}–{{CFL Year|2021}}*

| playing_team3 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| career_highlights =

• Grey Cup champion (2017)

| CFL = qudarius-ford/162174/

}}

Qudarius Jaquinn Ford (born February 7, 1992) is an American former professional football defensive back. He played college football at South Alabama where he was on the team from 2010 to 2015.[https://usajaguars.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5853 South Alabama biography]

Ford signed with the Toronto Argonauts on April 24, 2017, after attending a free agent tryout at IMG Academy.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2017/04/25/argos-sign-five-from-free-agent-workout-in-bradenton/|title=Argos sign five ahead of mini-camp|publisher=argonauts.ca|access-date=August 29, 2018}} He won his first Grey Cup championship in 2017 where he recorded a team-leading eight defensive tackles in the game.[https://www.cfl.ca/games/2456/calgary-stampeders-vs-toronto-argonauts/#boxscore 105th Grey Cup Boxscore] After two seasons where he missed time due to injury, he was released by the Argonauts on February 3, 2020.{{cite web|title=Toronto born OL Jamal Campbell is staying home|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2020/02/03/toronto-born-ol-jamal-campbell-stays-home-argos-bring-back-knox/|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|date=February 3, 2020}}

Ford signed a two-year contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on February 11, 2020.{{cite news |title=Tiger-Cats Sign American Defensive Back Ford to Two-Year Deal |url=https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-sign-american-defensive-back-ford-to-two-year-deal |website=TiCats.ca |date=February 11, 2020 |access-date=February 27, 2020}} He was released on June 28, 2021.{{cite news |title=Tiger-Cats add three players on defence |url=https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-add-three-players-on-defence |website=TiCats.ca |date=June 28, 2021 |access-date=June 28, 2021}}