Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt • Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Justin Ball built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a tight end from Glenn Dale, MD wearing No. 84, spending time with Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Justin Ball's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Justin Ball, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Justin Ball reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 281
- Receptions
- 31
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Justin Ball quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 281
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Gonzaga · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Gonzaga · 33 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 77 receiving yards · TE 223rd (top 51%) · SEC 144th (top 53%) · National 1,102nd (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 27.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 5 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9 | 15 | 131 | 1 | 63.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 6 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 47.1 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vanderbilt to Mississippi State | P4 to P4 | 78.9 | Dec 6, 2023 |
Justin Ball played TE for Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Justin Ball recorded -5 rushing yards, 281 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Vanderbilt.
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.
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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
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Kentucky: 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. Eastern Kentucky: 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.
Wins2 · Games = 1 · -13 vs Losses
Losses15 · Games = 5 · +13 vs Wins
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
Player Story
Justin Ball story
Justin Ball built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a tight end from Glenn Dale, MD wearing No. 84, spending time with Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Justin Ball's career was his receiving role: 31 catches, 281 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Justin Ball's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Vanderbilt
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Mississippi State
2024
Final stop
Season Value 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
vs Toledo
Week 3 · L 17-41
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
30
Receiving Yards
74.6 takeover
30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Wake Forest
Week 2 · L 25-45
36
Receiving Yards
73.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Alabama A&M
Week 1 · W 47-13
27
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Tennessee
Week 13 · L 24-48 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
69.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
vs Missouri
Week 13 · L 20-39 · Conference game
24
Receiving Yards
67.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
131 primary output · 57.3 efficiency · 9.1 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State
47.1
77 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
45.5
9 primary · 60 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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