Usage Score
6.3
Player Dossier
2013-2017Arizona State
Marcus Ball
LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Westerville, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus Ball shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Efficiency
29.8
Consistency
15.2
Season Value
15.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Marcus Ball, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Arizona State. Marcus Ball shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
29.8
Usage
6.3
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Texas Tech: 0. UTSA: 1. California: 0. USC: 1. UCLA: 1. Colorado: 0. Washington State: 2. Oregon: 0. Utah: 0. Arizona: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 32.5. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. UTSA: 7 by 39.2. California: 2 by 8.3. USC: 2 by 18.3. UCLA: 10 by 51.7. Colorado: 10 by 41.7. Washington State: 9 by 57.5. Oregon: 14 by 50. Utah: 3 by 12.5. Arizona: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.5 · n=4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=6 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Washington State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Arizona | L 35-56 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | vs Utah | L 26-49 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Oregon10+ tackles | L 35-54 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Washington State | L 32-37 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Colorado10+ tackles | L 16-40 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | vs UCLA10+ tackles | W 23-20 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | @ USC | L 20-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs California | W 51-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UTSA | W 32-28 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Texas Tech | W 68-55 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Arizona State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona State | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona State | 7 | 29.8 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Washington
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
Washington State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.
#4
UCLA
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.1 takeover score.
#5
UTSA
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · Arizona State
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
40.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
15.5
7 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Arizona State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.8661
Westerville South · Westerville, OH
- Committed To
- Arizona State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
64
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 12 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.