Joshua Ford is an offensive lineman for Georgia Southern who hails from Guyton, GA and attended Effingham County High School. At the prep level, he earned first-team all-region honors as both a junior and senior, was selected to the Georgia Minority Association All-Star Game as a junior and the Elite Classic All-Star Game as a senior, and did not allow any sacks during his senior season. He also competed on the golf team his junior and senior years. Ford is a redshirt freshman majoring in Sport Management who did not see game action during the 2025-26 season. He achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall, earning President's List recognition, and made the Dean's List in the spring with a GPA above 3.50.