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Player Dossier
2009-2012Wisconsin
Montee Ball
RB • 5'11" • Wentzville, MO, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Montee Ball leans workhorse runner traits and 53.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Montee Ball built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Wentzville, MO wearing No. 28, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Montee Ball's career was his backfield work: 5,140...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 58
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Montee Ball, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Wisconsin. Montee Ball leans workhorse runner traits and 53.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 5,738
- Rushing yards
- 5,140
- Receiving yards
- 598
- Touchdowns
- 84
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Montee Ball Wisconsin Highlights
2012 · Wisconsin · Player Highlight
Montee Ball college highlights at Wisconsin.
- Season
- 2012
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Montee Ball quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 5,738
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Timberland · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Timberland · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 2 · Pick 26 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,902 scrimmage yards · RB 10th (top 3%) · Big Ten 2nd (top 1%) · National 11th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Wisconsin | 9 | 75 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 9 | 408 | 330 | 78 | 4 | 41.1 |
| 2010 Postseason | Wisconsin | 12 | 132 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 59.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 992 | 864 | 128 | 17 | 59.4 |
| 2011 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 215 | 164 | 51 | 1 | 86.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 2,014 | 1,759 | 255 | 39 | 86.9 |
| 2012 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 107 | 100 | 7 | 1 | 77.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 1,795 | 1,730 | 65 | 21 | 77.5 |
Related Context
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Montee Ball played RB for Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, Montee Ball recorded 57 passing yards, 5,140 rushing yards, and 598 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 2,229 primary output with 67.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
135.9
Efficiency
53.4
Usage
46
Consistency
71.3
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 107. Northern Iowa: 151. Oregon State: 79. Utah State: 139. UTEP: 40. Nebraska: 93. Illinois: 118. Purdue: 261. Minnesota: 166. Michigan State: 46. Indiana: 198. Ohio State: 191. Penn State: 111. Nebraska: 202
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 25 by 43.9. Northern Iowa: 35 by 41.4. Oregon State: 19 by 42.7. Utah State: 37 by 39.1. UTEP: 9 by 46.3. Nebraska: 31 by 31.3. Illinois: 20 by 62.7. Purdue: 30 by 86.3. Minnesota: 24 by 72. Michigan State: 22 by 21.8. Indiana: 27 by 76.4. Ohio State: 39 by 51. Penn State: 27 by 42.8. Nebraska: 21 by 90.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins159.4 · Games = 8 · +54.9 vs Losses
Losses104.5 · Games = 6 · -54.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
90.1 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | @ Stanford100 rush yards | L 14-20 | 24 | 100 | 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4.3 |
| Sun 12/2 | vs Nebraska100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 70-31 | 21 | 202 | 9.60 | 3 | — | — | 9.6 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Penn State100 rush yards | L 21-24 | 27 | 111 | 4.10 | 1 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Ohio State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 14-21 | 39 | 191 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Indiana100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 62-14 | 27 | 198 | 7.30 | 3 | — | — | 7.3 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Michigan State | L 13-16 | 22 | 46 | 2.10 | 0 | — | — | 2.1 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Minnesota100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-13 | 24 | 166 | 6.90 | 2 | — | — | 6.9 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Purdue100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-14 | 29 | 247 | 8.50 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8.7 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Illinois100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 31-14 | 19 | 116 | 6.10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.9 |
| Sun 9/30 | @ Nebraska2+ TD | L 27-30 | 31 | 93 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs UTEP | W 37-26 | 9 | 40 | 4.40 | 1 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Utah State100 rush yards | W 16-14 | 37 | 139 | 3.80 | 1 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Oregon State | L 7-10 | 15 | 61 | 4.10 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4.2 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Northern Iowa100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 26-21 | 32 | 120 | 3.80 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 4.3 |
Player Story
Montee Ball story
Montee Ball built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Wentzville, MO wearing No. 28, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Montee Ball's career was his backfield work: 5,140 rushing yards, 924 carries, 77 rushing touchdowns, and 598 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 57 passing yards, 598 receiving yards, and 15 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Montee Ball's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Wisconsin
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092009201020102011201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Wisconsin | 483 | 41.4 | 18.9 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 483 | 41.4 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Wisconsin | 1,124 | 56.2 | 24.3 | 641 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1,124 | 56.2 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Wisconsin | 2,229 | 67.9 | 40.2 | 1,105 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2,229 | 67.9 | 40.2 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Wisconsin | 1,902 | 53.4 | 46 | -327 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1,902 | 53.4 | 46 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Purdue
Week 7 · W 38-14 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
261
Scrimmage Yards
95.4 takeover
261 scrimmage yards and 44.8 usage.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 10 · W 62-17 · Conference game
232
Scrimmage Yards
93.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
232 scrimmage yards and 29.2 usage.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 11 · W 83-20 · Conference game
176
Scrimmage Yards
92.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
176 scrimmage yards and 35.9 usage.
#4
vs Northwestern
Week 13 · W 70-23 · Conference game
178
Scrimmage Yards
90.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
178 scrimmage yards and 30.3 usage.
#5
vs Nebraska
Week 14 · W 70-31 · Conference game
202
Scrimmage Yards
89.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
202 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Wisconsin
2,229 primary output · 67.9 efficiency · 40.2 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · Wisconsin
86.9
2,229 primary · 67.9 efficiency · 40.2 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Wisconsin
77.5
1,902 primary · 53.4 efficiency · 46 usage
Milestones
26
100+ rush yards
16
150+ scrimmage yards
25
2+ TD games
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