21 Facts About Tre Ford

Tre Ford was born on March 30,1998 and is a Canadian professional football quarterback for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League.

Tre Ford was named a Hec Crighton Trophy winner in 2021 as U Sports football's most outstanding player and won the Lois and Doug Mitchell Award as U Sports top male university athlete.

In 2018, Tre Ford became the team's starting quarterback where he played in eight regular season games and passed for 2,822 yards, 27 touchdowns, and two interceptions with 74.1 completion percentage, which was the highest in OUA history.

Tre Ford continued his strong play in the 2019 season as he again started in all eight regular season games where he passed for 2,158 yards with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Tre Ford was fourth in the country in rushing yards per game as he had 59 carries for 629 yards and three touchdowns.

Tre Ford is a member of the university's track team.

Tre Ford was ranked as the fourth best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2022 CFL Draft, and first by players in U Sports.

Tre Ford was then drafted in the first round by the Edmonton Elks in the 2022 CFL Draft.

On May 11,2022, it was announced that Tre Ford had signed with the Elks.

Tre Ford managed to lead the Elks to a narrow win, completing 15 of 26 passes for 159 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Tre Ford carried the ball six times gaining 61 yards on the ground.

Tre Ford began the 2023 season as the third string quarterback on the roster, behind Cornelius and Jarret Doege.

In Week 12, Ford led Edmonton to a victory over the Redblacks, snapping a 22-game home losing streak.

Elks Assistant GM Geroy Simon later confirmed this by stating "Tre Ford is the long-term answer and McLeod is the answer right now".

Tre Ford started the next game against the BC Lions, but suffered a rib injury and missed the remainder of the game along with the team's next two games.

Tre Ford dressed in 16 regular season games where he completed 18 of 117 pass attempts for 1,137 yards with ten touchdowns and five interceptions.

Rather than test free agency, Tre Ford signed a three-year contract extension with Edmonton on December 6,2024.

Tre Ford is expected to be the Elks' starting quarterback going into the season.

Tre Ford married his long-time fiancee, Anika Nadeau, on June 13,2022.

Tre Ford has a twin brother, Tyrell Tre Ford, who plays defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and played for the Waterloo Warriors.

Tre Ford began playing football when he was six years old when his father, Robert, introduced him to the sport and served as his coach.