Player Career

Montee Ball Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wisconsin

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092009201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonWisconsin48341.418.9
2009 Regular SeasonWisconsin48341.418.90
2010 PostseasonWisconsin1,12456.224.3641
2010 Regular SeasonWisconsin1,12456.224.30
2011 PostseasonWisconsin2,22967.940.21,105
2011 Regular SeasonWisconsin2,22967.940.20
2012 PostseasonWisconsin1,90253.446-327
2012 Regular SeasonWisconsin1,90253.4460

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

86.9

#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