Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2011Mississippi State
Vick Ballard
RB • 5'11" • Pascagoula, MS, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Vick Ballard leans workhorse runner traits and 58.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
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
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player Story
Vick Ballard built his college career from 2010 through 2011 as a running back from Pascagoula, MS wearing No. 28, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Vick Ballard's career was his backfield...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2012
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 170
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Vick Ballard, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Mississippi State. Vick Ballard leans workhorse runner traits and 58.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,450
- Rushing yards
- 2,157
- Receiving yards
- 293
- Touchdowns
- 31
Quick Answers
Vick Ballard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,450
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- NFL Draft
- 2012 · Round 5 · Pick 35 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,376 scrimmage yards · RB 18th (top 4%) · SEC 2nd (top 1%) · National 33rd (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 87 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 71.7 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 987 | 892 | 95 | 17 | 71.7 |
| 2011 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 189 | 180 | 9 | 2 | 77.7 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 1,187 | 1,009 | 178 | 9 | 77.7 |
Related Context
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Vick Ballard played RB for Mississippi State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Vick Ballard recorded 2,157 rushing yards, 293 receiving yards, and 31 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 1,376 primary output with 58.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Win with 189 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
105.8
Efficiency
58.6
Usage
30.3
Consistency
65.6
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 189. Memphis: 166. Auburn: 199. LSU: 70. Louisiana Tech: 68. Georgia: 32. UAB: 125. South Carolina: 67. Kentucky: 102. UT Martin: 102. Alabama: 27. Arkansas: 60. Ole Miss: 169
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 16 by 99.2. Memphis: 10 by 100. Auburn: 26 by 72.1. LSU: 13 by 46.2. Louisiana Tech: 17 by 41.7. Georgia: 10 by 31.3. UAB: 21 by 58. South Carolina: 20 by 34.9. Kentucky: 19 by 53.6. UT Martin: 11 by 88.6. Alabama: 10 by 25.8. Arkansas: 15 by 42.6. Ole Miss: 25 by 67.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins131.6 · Games = 7 · +55.7 vs Losses
Losses75.8 · Games = 6 · -55.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
100 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | @ Wake Forest100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 23-17 | 14 | 180 | 12.90 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11.8 |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Ole Miss100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-3 | 23 | 144 | 6.30 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6.8 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Arkansas | L 17-44 | 13 | 54 | 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Alabama | L 7-24 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.7 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs UT Martin100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 55-17 | 11 | 102 | 9.30 | 2 | — | — | 9.3 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Kentucky | W 28-16 | 18 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs South Carolina | L 12-14 | 20 | 67 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UAB100 rush yards | W 21-3 | 19 | 101 | 5.30 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 6.0 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Georgia | L 10-24 | 8 | 23 | 2.90 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 26-20 | 17 | 68 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Fri 9/16 | vs LSU | L 6-19 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Auburn100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 34-41 | 21 | 135 | 6.40 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 7.7 |
| Fri 9/2 | @ Memphis100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 59-14 | 10 | 166 | 16.60 | 3 | — | — | 16.6 |
Player Story
Vick Ballard story
Vick Ballard built his college career from 2010 through 2011 as a running back from Pascagoula, MS wearing No. 28, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Vick Ballard's career was his backfield work: 2,157 rushing yards, 379 carries, 29 rushing touchdowns, and 293 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 293 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: Vick Ballard 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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Mississippi State
2010-2011
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Season Value Progression
2010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Mississippi State | 1,074 | 56.9 | 26.9 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1,074 | 56.9 | 26.9 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Mississippi State | 1,376 | 58.6 | 30.3 | 302 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1,376 | 58.6 | 30.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wake Forest
Week 1 · W 23-17 · Postseason
Win with 189 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
189
Scrimmage Yards
95.9 takeover
189 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.
#2
@ Auburn
Week 2 · L 34-41 · Conference game
199
Scrimmage Yards
87.2 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
199 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.
#3
vs Ole Miss
Week 13 · W 31-3 · Conference game
169
Scrimmage Yards
84.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
169 scrimmage yards and 44.6 usage.
#4
vs Arkansas
Week 12 · L 31-38 · Conference game
163
Scrimmage Yards
82.8 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
163 scrimmage yards and 37.8 usage.
#5
@ Memphis
Week 1 · W 59-14
166
Scrimmage Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with 166 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
166 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Mississippi State
1,376 primary output · 58.6 efficiency · 30.3 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · Mississippi State
77.7
1,376 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 30.3 usage
#3
2010 Postseason · Mississippi State
71.7
1,074 primary · 56.9 efficiency · 26.9 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
10
2+ TD games
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