Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Indiana
Marcelino Ball
DB • 6'0" • 220 lbs • Roswell, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcelino Ball shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
lowhigh
Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Marcelino Ball built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive back from Roswell, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Marcelino Ball's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Marcelino Ball, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Indiana. Marcelino Ball shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 242
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Marcelino Ball quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · DB
- Career Tackles
- 242
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Indiana
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Roswell · Indiana
- High school pipeline
- Roswell · 36 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · DB 228th (top 25%) · Big Ten 101st (top 17%) · National 965th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Indiana | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Indiana | 13 | 73 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 58 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 40.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 12 | 59 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 61.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Indiana | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Indiana | 12 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 49.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Indiana | 12 | 40 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 29.2 |
Related Context
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Marcelino Ball played DB for Indiana. Across 6 tracked seasons, Marcelino Ball recorded 3 rushing yards and 242 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Indiana paired 15 primary output with 33 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Indiana
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
19.7
Usage
4.9
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Idaho: 0. Cincinnati: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. Penn State: 0. Michigan State: 0. Ohio State: 1. Maryland: 0. Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 2. Minnesota: 0. Purdue: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Idaho: 5 by 20.8. Cincinnati: 2 by 18.3. Western Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. Penn State: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 1 by 14.2. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 2 by 28.3. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 10 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ PurdueSplash game | L 7-44 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Minnesota | L 14-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs RutgersSplash game | L 3-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Michigan | L 7-29 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Maryland | L 35-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Ohio State | L 7-54 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Michigan State | L 15-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Penn State | L 0-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | @ Western Kentucky | W 33-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Cincinnati | L 24-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Idaho | W 56-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Iowa | L 6-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marcelino Ball story
Marcelino Ball built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive back from Roswell, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Marcelino Ball's career was his defensive production: 242 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 52 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Indiana. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Marcelino Ball's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 3 rushing yards and 144 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 52 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana.
The arc is straightforward: Marcelino Ball moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Indiana
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Indiana | 16.5 | 36.7 | 7 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Indiana | 16.5 | 36.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Indiana | 1.5 | 34.1 | 6.8 | -15 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 15 | 33 | 8.8 | 13.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Indiana | 12 | 26.3 | 8.1 | -3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Indiana | 12 | 26.3 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | — | — | -12 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Indiana | 7 | 19.7 | 4.9 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan State
Week 4 · L 21-35 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 9 · W 42-36 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 13 · L 7-44 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan
Week 13 · L 14-39 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 8 · L 28-33 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Indiana
15 primary output · 33 efficiency · 8.8 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Indiana
58
16.5 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Indiana
58
16.5 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
12
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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