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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Arizona State
Kalen Ballage
RB • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Peyton, CO, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kalen Ballage leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Kalen Ballage built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Peyton, CO wearing No. 7, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Kalen Ballage's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Arizona State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 131
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Kalen Ballage, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State. Kalen Ballage leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,668
- Rushing yards
- 1,984
- Receiving yards
- 684
- Touchdowns
- 30
Featured Highlight
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Kalen Ballage Arizona State Highlights
2017 · Arizona State · Player Highlight
Kalen Ballage college highlights at Arizona State.
- Season
- 2017
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Kalen Ballage quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,668
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Falcon · Arizona State
- High school pipeline
- Falcon · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 31 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 760 scrimmage yards · RB 119th (top 20%) · Pac-12 26th (top 12%) · National 233rd (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Arizona State | 11 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arizona State | 11 | 176 | 112 | 64 | 4 | 29.4 |
| 2015 Postseason | Arizona State | 10 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona State | 10 | 668 | 627 | 41 | 4 | 61.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona State | 12 | 1,005 | 536 | 469 | 16 | 68.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona State | 13 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 62 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona State | 13 | 738 | 657 | 81 | 6 | 62 |
Related Context
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Kalen Ballage played RB for Arizona State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kalen Ballage recorded 30 passing yards, 1,984 rushing yards, and 684 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 1,005 primary output with 45.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Arizona State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
58.5
Efficiency
41.6
Usage
21
Consistency
70.6
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 22. New Mexico State: 89. San Diego State: 60. Texas Tech: 64. Oregon: 64. Stanford: 62. Washington: 32. Utah: 84. USC: 2. Colorado: 45. UCLA: 97. Oregon State: 103. Arizona: 36
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 5 by 37.1. New Mexico State: 20 by 46. San Diego State: 17 by 33. Texas Tech: 17 by 37.6. Oregon: 15 by 42.3. Stanford: 11 by 65.2. Washington: 13 by 22.1. Utah: 17 by 54.1. USC: 1 by 16.7. Colorado: 10 by 48.6. UCLA: 21 by 48.1. Oregon State: 19 by 56.5. Arizona: 11 by 34.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64.7 · Games = 7 · +13.5 vs Losses
Losses51.2 · Games = 6 · -13.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
65.2 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs NC State | L 31-52 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4.4 |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Arizona | W 42-30 | 11 | 36 | 3.30 | 1 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Oregon State100 rush yards | W 40-24 | 19 | 103 | 5.40 | 0 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ UCLA | L 37-44 | 21 | 97 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sun 11/5 | vs Colorado | W 41-30 | 9 | 43 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Sun 10/29 | vs USC | L 17-48 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Utah | W 30-10 | 14 | 75 | 5.40 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4.9 |
| Sun 10/15 | vs Washington | W 13-7 | 9 | 17 | 1.90 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Stanford | L 24-34 | 9 | 60 | 6.70 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Sun 9/24 | vs Oregon | W 37-35 | 12 | 47 | 3.90 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4.3 |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Texas Tech | L 45-52 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3.8 |
| Sun 9/10 | vs San Diego State | L 20-30 | 15 | 44 | 2.90 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 |
| Fri 9/1 | vs New Mexico State2+ TD | W 37-31 | 18 | 79 | 4.40 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4.5 |
Player Story
Kalen Ballage story
Kalen Ballage built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Peyton, CO wearing No. 7, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Kalen Ballage's career was his backfield work: 1,984 rushing yards, 450 carries, 27 rushing touchdowns, and 684 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 30 passing yards, 684 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kalen Ballage's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201420152015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Arizona State | 190 | 32 | 6.9 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arizona State | 190 | 32 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Arizona State | 713 | 54 | 21.5 | 523 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona State | 713 | 54 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona State | 1,005 | 45.2 | 23.3 | 292 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona State | 760 | 41.6 | 21 | -245 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona State | 760 | 41.6 | 21 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas Tech
Week 2 · W 68-55
Win with 185 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
84.3 takeover
185 scrimmage yards and 18.5 usage.
#2
@ Oregon State
Week 12 · W 40-24 · Conference game
103
Scrimmage Yards
81.8 takeover
Win with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
103 scrimmage yards and 31.1 usage.
#3
@ Oregon
Week 9 · L 35-54 · Conference game
167
Scrimmage Yards
80.3 takeover
Loss with 167 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
167 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.
#4
vs Oregon
Week 9 · L 55-61 · Conference game
142
Scrimmage Yards
79.6 takeover
Loss with 142 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
142 scrimmage yards and 16.3 usage.
#5
vs Utah
Week 11 · L 26-49 · Conference game
164
Scrimmage Yards
77.5 takeover
Loss with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
164 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
1,005 primary output · 45.2 efficiency · 23.3 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Arizona State
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760 primary · 41.6 efficiency · 21 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Arizona State
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760 primary · 41.6 efficiency · 21 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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