CAREER:

Junior linebacker who has played in 24 games and recorded 20 tackles…Missed the entire 2011 season due to a medical condition, but returned to full strength in 2012 to tally 10 tackles and pull in his first interception of his career…Named finalist for 2012 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award…Enrolled in January of 2010.

2012:

Returned to full strength on the field after being sidelined for the entire 2011 season to see action in 11 games in 2012, while starting two games (Bowling Green, LSU)…Tied a career-high for tackles in a season with 10 (five unassisted and five assisted) and also recorded one interception and recovered two fumbles…Pulled down a season-high two tackles in three games (Tennessee, Kentucky, Vanderbilt)…The first interception of his career came against Georgia in the first quarter and returned it five yards.

2011:

Forced to sit out the entire season after a medical condition sidelined him in the spring of 2011.

2010:

Member of the kickoff and kickoff return units who saw action in all 13 games…Had 10 tackles on the season, three unassisted and seven assisted…Matched his season high with two tackles (one solo) vs. Penn State in the 2011 Outback Bowl…Registered an assisted tackle and was credited for his first career TFL vs. Appalachian State…Tied his season high with two tackles (one solo) at Vanderbilt…Made one tackle vs. LSU…Collected one tackle vs. Kentucky…Had one solo tackle at Tennessee…Recorded the first two tackles of career vs. USF…Made collegiate debut against Miami University.

PRIOR TO FLORIDA:

Rated a four-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com…Rated the No. 16 outside linebacker in the country by Scout.com and the No. 19 weakside defensive end by Rivals.com…Named first-team all-state defensive line in Georgia class AAA for 2009 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…Recorded 104 tackles, 35 TFL, 19 sacks and forced seven fumbles his junior season…Chose Florida over Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, LSU and South Carolina…Coached by Mike Parris.

BALL’S CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 2 (6x, last Vanderbilt, 2012)

QB Sacks: None

Forced Fumbles: None

Interceptions: 1 vs. Georgia, 2012

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS