Usage / Role
28%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2017Akron
Warren Ball
RB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Warren Ball leans workhorse runner traits and 40 efficiency.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Ohio State • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Player Story
Warren Ball built his college career from 2012 through 2017 as a running back from Columbus, OH wearing No. 34, spending time with Akron and Ohio State. The clearest part of Warren Ball's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Warren Ball, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Akron. Warren Ball leans workhorse runner traits and 40 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 736
- Rushing yards
- 702
- Receiving yards
- 34
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Warren Ball quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 736
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Francis de Sales · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- St. Francis de Sales · 24 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 350 scrimmage yards · RB 258th (top 43%) · Mid-American 63rd (top 29%) · National 688th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 28.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 2 | 194 | 181 | 13 | 1 | 72.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 5 | 350 | 332 | 18 | 5 | 67.7 |
Related Context
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Warren Ball played RB for Ohio State and Akron. Across 6 tracked seasons, Warren Ball recorded 702 rushing yards, 34 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Akron paired 194 primary output with 76.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 40 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Akron
Games
5
Scrimmage Yards / G
70
Efficiency
40
Usage
30.4
Consistency
44.1
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 30. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 146. Iowa State: 48. Troy: 119. Bowling Green: 7
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. Penn State: 15 by 21.3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 20 by 76. Iowa State: 15 by 36.1. Troy: 29 by 42.1. Bowling Green: 3 by 24.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins76.5 · Games = 2 · +10.8 vs Losses
Losses65.7 · Games = 3 · -10.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Best efficiency game
76 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Player Story
Warren Ball story
Warren Ball built his college career from 2012 through 2017 as a running back from Columbus, OH wearing No. 34, spending time with Akron and Ohio State. The clearest part of Warren Ball's career was his backfield work: 702 rushing yards, 141 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 34 receiving yards across 17 career games in the available record. His career also includes 34 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Warren 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
Ohio State
2012-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Akron
2016-2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 76 | 52.6 | 4.9 | 76 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 85 | 56.9 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 31 | 31.5 | 6.3 | -54 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 194 | 76.2 | 29.1 | 163 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 350 | 40 | 30.4 | 156 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Week 2 · W 52-3
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
146
Scrimmage Yards
89.9 takeover
146 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
#2
vs VMI
Week 1 · W 47-24
122
Scrimmage Yards
88.3 takeover
Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
122 scrimmage yards and 35.2 usage.
#3
@ Troy
Week 4 · L 17-22
119
Scrimmage Yards
74.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
119 scrimmage yards and 52.7 usage.
#4
@ Wisconsin
Week 2 · L 10-54
72
Scrimmage Yards
70.6 takeover
Loss with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.
#5
vs Florida A&M
Week 4 · W 76-0
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Scrimmage Yards
67.2 takeover
Win with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
49 scrimmage yards and 10 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Akron
194 primary output · 76.2 efficiency · 29.1 usage
72.3
#2
2017 Regular Season · Akron
67.7
350 primary · 40 efficiency · 30.4 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Ohio State
44.1
85 primary · 56.9 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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