Josh Ford is yet not acclimated to the amount of trees in Alabama. The third-year tight end gets claustrophobic on the highway!
He says it is like driving through a tunnel.
This kind of discovery is what makes college football so unique. One of the biggest and most physical men in the sport is intimidated by trees.
Who is Alabama tight end Josh Ford?
It was never a question where Josh Ford was going to play college football. He grew up as an Oklahoma State fan as a native of Stillwater, Oklahoma. He only entertained the one scholarship offer. It was his dream program.
Ford was rated as a three-star recruit in the Class of 2024. The No. 18-ranked player in the state of Oklahoma was also ranked as the No. 108 player at his position and a top 1,500 player overall.
Ford played in 16 total games for the Cowboys. The 6-foot-6, 266-pound tight end caught 13 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns. His main role was as a blocker in the run game. You don’t want to see him coming down hill.
Mike Gundy was fired in the middle of last season. Ford decided to enter the transfer portal and leave home. He committed to Alabama in December over Auburn, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Illinois. He projects as TE2 on the depth chart.
The Crimson Tide lacked physicality at the tight end position in 2025. Ford is here to change that.
“I just love to hit people. That’s my passion for the game. Of course, I love to catch balls, catch touchdowns, that’s awesome, but just… putting someone on their back is the best feeling ever.”
That’s a dog mentality. Get your syrup ready. The pancakes are coming.
Trees are scary!
Josh Ford is as Oklahoma as it gets. Stillwater is located halfway between Tulsa and Oklahoma City. There isn’t much out there. It is the prairie.
There are not a lot of trees in Oklahoma. It has an estimated 5.56 billion live trees. Forests and woodlands cover approximately 27% of the state’s total land. They span roughly 11.2 million acres.
There are a lot of trees in Alabama. It has an estimated 16.6 billion live trees. Forests and woodlands cover approximately 70% of the state’s total land. They span roughly 25 million acres.
To go even one step further, there are more than 12,000 trees on campus at the University of Alabama. One tree for every three students. There are less than 5,000 trees on campus at Oklahoma State University. One tree for every six students.
Ford is still getting used to the amount of trees in his new state compared to his home state. It makes him a little bit claustrophobic to drive on the highway.
Crazy timing with this comment from Josh Ford. My sister-in-law just had to move to Texas with her husband for his job last week. She’s from Florida and has lived in Alabama for over a decade, and she LOVES greenery. Her biggest gripe about the move out there lol pic.twitter.com/gjrxo4tXwR
— Clint Lamb (@ClintRLamb) August 27, 2026
One of the most violent tight ends in college football is intimidated by the amount of trees! Who would’ve thought?