Liberty has made the top five for three-star linebacker Zy Ford alongside Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, Memphis, and Georgia State.

Ford is a 6’1″, 210 pound linebacker from Maben, Mississippi where the class of 2022 prospect attends East Webster High School. He is a three-star prospect according to 247Sports, and his offer list also included Air Force, Arkansas State, Louisiana, Navy, Tulane, Utah State, and several others.

He played both running back and linebacker last season for his high school, running for 514 yards and eight touchdowns in nine games. Ford also made 96 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, four sacks, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.