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LAR · NT · #97

Poona Ford

Starter

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Poona Ford is the starting NT for the Los Angeles Rams.

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Poona Ford this week

The Los Angeles Rams play next in Week 6, at home against the Arizona Cardinals on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Poona Ford is listed as the starter at NT going into that game.

At NT for the Los Angeles Rams, Ty Hamilton is next in line behind him.

Poona Ford's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 34-37 vs BUF (Oct 12); W 24-20 at PHI (Oct 4); L 26-30 at DEN (Sep 27).

Poona Ford wears No. 97, is 30 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 314 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Texas.

Is Poona Ford playing this week?

Poona Ford is expected to start at NT for Los Angeles Rams. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

LAR NT Depth

1Poona FordStarter
2Ty Hamilton

Los Angeles Rams Starting Lineup

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Age
30
Height
5' 11"
Weight
314
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026LA451001
    2025LA16174201
    2024LAC16238315
    2023BUF521100
    2022SEA15185302
    2021SEA17196201
    2020SEA15248200
    2019SEA141840.501
    2018SEA9113000
    Career9 yrs1111374013.5111

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    5
    +0.2/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    111
    Tackles
    137

    #63 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Poona Ford is rated 67 (Depth): production and role rank 136th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 36% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production
    On-field production
    40th percentile
    Beats 40% of 211
    Sample
    4 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 753 snaps
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 12Lvs BUFTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 34-37

    Oct 4W@ PHITKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-20

    Sep 27L@ DENTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 26-30

    Sep 21Wvs NYGTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 28-6

    Poona Ford's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Poona Ford plays 40% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share40%

    College

    Texas

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