“I’m better (than Clowney),” Ford told Sirius XM NFL Radio with a laugh Sunday. “Let’s just put it like this, people like to talk about size all the time (but) size is pretty much overrated in my eyes.

“People are just looking at the fact that he’s a physical specimen. It really don’t matter. Honestly, if you watch the film, he plays like a blind dog in a meat market, basically.”

Ford, who is currently expected to be selected in the late-first or early-second round range in May’s NFL Draft, is vying to be the top defensive end in the class. But after not being medically cleared to perform at the Combine, his next opportunity to prove his claim will be at Auburn's Pro Day on March 4.

“I play with a lot of technique, I watch a lot of film, these are the things that make you a great player, these are the things that I do, and it shows up,” Ford said on the radio. “This is all my opinion, (but) you can see these things on film — go watch the film. There’s a lot of intangibles that you need to have to be a great player, you can’t just look at the fact that he's a physical specimen. I think the NFL should have learned that by now."

Ford measured out at 6-2 and 252 pounds, 12 more than his listed weight at Auburn, with a 32 7/8-inch arm length and 10 1/4-inch hands.