Defensive back, Indiana, 2016–21
Marcelino Ball
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Roswell, GA
- Born
- Mar 23, 1999
Marcelino Ball played defensive back at Indiana (2016–21).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Ohio State, 20172sacks, career highvs. Michigan State, 2018Defense
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Indiana | 9 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Indiana | 9 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Indiana | 9 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Indiana | 9 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Indiana | 9 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Indiana | 9 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 220 |
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.
Game by game
2021 Indiana 12 games, 40 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Iowa | L 6–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Idaho | W 56–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Cincinnati | L 24–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Western Kentucky | W 33–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | at Penn State | L 0–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Michigan State | L 15–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Ohio State | L 7–54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at Maryland | L 35–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Michigan | L 7–29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Rutgers | L 3–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Minnesota | L 14–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Purdue | L 7–44 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Indiana 12 games, 47 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Ball State | W 34–24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Ohio State | L 10–51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UConn | W 38–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atMichigan State | L 31–40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Rutgers | W 35–0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atMaryland | W 34–28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Nebraska | W 38–31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Northwestern | W 34–3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | atPenn State | L 27–34 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Michigan | L 14–39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atPurdue | W 44–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 22–23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Indiana 12 games, 59 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Florida International | W 38–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Virginia | W 20–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Ball State | W 38–10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Michigan State | L 21–35 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atRutgers | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | atOhio State | L 26–49 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Iowa | L 16–42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Penn State | L 28–33 | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | atMinnesota | L 31–38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Maryland | W 34–32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atMichigan | L 20–31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Purdue | L 21–28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Indiana 3 games, 21 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Ohio State | L 21–49 | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atVirginia | W 34–17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 52–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Indiana 13 games, 75 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | atFlorida International | W 34–13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Ball State | W 30–20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Wake Forest | L 28–33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Michigan State | W 24–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atOhio State | L 17–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Nebraska | L 22–27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | atNorthwestern | L 14–24 | 10 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Maryland | W 42–36 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | atRutgers | W 33–27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Penn State | L 31–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atMichigan | L 10–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Purdue | W 26–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Utah | L 24–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
In the NFL
3 seasons, 12 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New York Jets | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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