Usage Score
9.8
Player Dossier
2019-2024Mississippi State
Justin Ball
TE • 6'6" • 250 lbs • Glenn Dale, MD, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Justin Ball reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
52.2
Consistency
44.7
Season Value
41.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt • Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Justin Ball, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Justin Ball reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 131 primary output with 57.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 52.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Vanderbilt, Mississippi State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
12.8
Efficiency
52.2
Usage
9.8
Consistency
44.7
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Toledo: 30. Texas: 6. Tennessee: 4. Missouri: 24. Ole Miss: 11
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 13.3. Toledo: 2 by 100. Texas: 2 by 20. Tennessee: 1 by 26.7. Missouri: 2 by 80. Ole Miss: 1 by 73.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses15 · Games = 5
First Half12.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half13 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games12.8 · Games = 6
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
100 vs Toledo
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Vanderbilt
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Mississippi State
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
201920202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | -3 | 0 | 5 | -3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9 | 60 | 4.5 | 12 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 67 | 61.3 | 6.4 | 58 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 131 | 57.3 | 9.1 | 64 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 77 | 52.2 | 9.8 | -54 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Toledo
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
30
Primary metric
30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Wake Forest
36
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Unknown
27
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Tennessee
27
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
Missouri
24
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
131 primary output · 57.3 efficiency · 9.1 usage
58.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
42.9
9 primary · 60 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State
41.6
77 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.8281
Gonzaga · Washington, DC
- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
281
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.