Dave Ball is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Ball in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ball's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Dave Ball
Height6'5"
Weight255 lb
BornJan 4, 1981
Age45
CollegeUCLASee College Stats
Rookie yr2004
Draft2004 · Rd 5, Pick 133 · LAC
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2004 | 23–24 | SD | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24–25 | NYJ / SD | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25–26 | NYJ | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27–28 | TEN | 13 | — | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28–29 | TEN | 10 | — | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29–30 | TEN | 11 | — | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30–31 | TEN | 13 | — | 36 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 58 | — | 107 | 65 | 42 | 18 | 42 | 15.5 | 75.5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
56 career value over replacement — #1947 all-time of 4,695. 9.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #133 (Rd 5) · LAC · 2004 · +31.5 vs expected KV-H
62actual
30.5 expected · Δ+31.5
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