Running back, Indiana State (from Illinois), 2024–⁠26

Aaron Ball

Number
No. 25
Height
5′11″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Aaron Ball plays running back for Indiana State, after Illinois (2024–⁠25). Last time out, at South Dakota: 10 carries, 32 yards; 1 catch, 11 yards. Ball leads Indiana State in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

394 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 10 carries, 32 yards; 1 catch, 11 yards at South Dakota, L 14–⁠44

Next game: at Illinois State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 33SEMO
  2. 0@PUR
  3. 97@EIU
  4. 182VAL
  5. 50UND
  6. 32@SDAK

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

182rushing yards, career highvs. Valparaiso, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Valparaiso, 2026

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2026Indiana State633946.3459

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Illinois25RBRS
2025Illinois25RBFr.
2026Indiana State25RBSo.5′11″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2026Indiana State (FCS)740.2072nd (n=478)0.1014.820%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Indiana State 6 games, 394 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 21–⁠23103301214
Sep 4atPurdueL 19–⁠44300716
Sep 12atEastern IllinoisW 42–⁠351397157315
Sep 19vs.ValparaisoW 39–⁠161118225928
Sep 26vs.North DakotaL 35–⁠421650110––
Oct 3atSouth DakotaL 14–⁠441032014111

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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