Jacoby Ford Jacoby Ford ( born July 27 , 1987 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League . He is also an accomplished track and field athlete . He played college football as a wide receiver and return specialist for the Clemson Tigers at Clemson University , where he competed in sprinting events . In the NFL , Ford is widely regarded as one of the fastest players in the league . Early life . His brother , Davy Ford , played football at Florida State . Jacoby attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach , Florida , where he earned two letters in football and one in track . As a senior , he recorded 22 receptions for 550 yards and ten touchdowns . He was named the Palm Beach County All - Star Game most valuable player and a second - team all - state player . In track , he was the 2005 Florida state 100 - meter dash champion reportedly with a time of 10 . 32 seconds ( he ran a wind assisted 10 . 21 on another occasion ) , and 200 - meter dash champion with a time of 21 . 25 seconds . In 2005 , he attended preparatory school at the Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union , Virginia . There he recorded seven kick returns for touchdowns , 57 receptions for 1 , 254 yards and nine touchdowns , and 12 rushing attempts for 306 yards and three touchdowns . At the Fork Union Military Academy combine , he reportedly ran the 40 - yard dash in 4 . 126 seconds . Rivals . com ranked him the number - 17 prep school player in the nation and called him the " fastest player on the East Coast " . The head coach John Schuman called him " the fastest player ever at Fork Union " , a school which has produced 87 NFL Draft picks and two Heisman Trophy winners . Ford was recruited by Clemson , Florida , Michigan State , Virginia , Virginia Tech , and West Virginia . College career . Ford enrolled at Clemson University , where he majored in sociology . In 2006 as a true freshman , he saw action in 12 of 13 games . He recorded 15 receptions for 187 yards and two touchdowns , and eight rushing attempts for 104 yards , 23 punt returns for 166 yards and one touchdown , and 13 kick returns for 426 yards and one touchdown . In track and field during 2007 , he was named the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) Indoor Freshman of the Year . In the 60 - meter dash , he set an ACC record , and the national best for the year , at 6 . 52 seconds . Ford was also named the Southeast Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year , and he was awarded National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) All - American , All - East Region , and All - ACC honors . During the 2007 football season , he saw action in eight of 13 games . He recorded 17 receptions for 310 yards and four touchdowns , 14 rushing attempts for 172 yards , 18 punt returns for 108 yards , and eight kick returns for 211 yards . His season ended early when he suffered a broken ankle against Maryland . In 2008 , he saw action in all 13 games . He recorded 55 receptions for 710 yards and four touchdowns , 18 rushing attempts for 96 yards , 21 punt returns for 62 yards , and 17 kick returns for 313 yards . In February 2009 , at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet , Ford ran a 6 . 52 - second 60 - meter dash , which was one - hundredth of a second shy of the NCAA Championship meet record . In March , he won the 60 - meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships . During the track season , he was again named an NCAA All - American , All - East Region , and All - ACC athlete with a fastest time of 10 . 01 . Prior to the 2009 season , the NFL Draft Scout ranked Ford as the seventh out of 310 available wide receiver prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft . In the Tiger ' s 40 - 24 victory over the Florida State Seminoles on November 7 , 2009 , Ford and C . J . Spiller became the greatest all - purpose duo in NCAA history ( a record previously held by Marshall Faulk and Darnay Scott of San Diego State ) . Professional career . At the NFL Combine , Ford recorded a 4 . 28 40 - yard dash , the fastest of the 2010 class and the second fastest ever . On April 24 , Jacoby Ford was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in Round 4 with the 108th pick overall . He had 6 receptions for 148 yards and also returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs on 11 / 7 / 10 . This was his career - best receiving total . Ford was a pivotal weapon against the Chiefs recording 148 receiving yards , 47 yards of which came on a pass from Jason Campbell to set up Sebastian Janikowski for the 33 - yard field goal to beat Kansas City Chiefs 23 - 20 in overtime . For his spectacular play in Week 9 against Kansas City , Ford was voted as the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week . Ford was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November 2010 . He had a 94 - yard touchdown on a kickoff return against Kansas City and a 101 - yard return for a score against Miami , the latter the third longest in club history . On December 26 , Ford returned the opening kickoff for 99 yards , going end - to - end in 11 seconds . Ford also holds the Raiders record for the most kickoff returns for a touchdown in a season at 3 . During the Week 6 game of the 2011 season , Ford set the Raiders franchise record for the most kickoffs returned for touchdowns in franchise history with 4 , after his 101 - yard kick off return for a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns .