CB · Chicago Bears
Alan Ball
Age 41 · 188 cm (6'2") · 88 kg · Born Mar 29, 1985 · Illinois
NFL career
2007
debut year
2015
last season
9
seasons
#24
jersey
College: Illinois
2007 NFL Draft
Rd 7
round
#237
overall pick
DAL
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2007 to 2015 · 90 games.
Defense
186solo tackles
0.5sacks
6INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
9 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 38 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 29 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Houston Texans | 8 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 40 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Chicago Bears | 7 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Chicago Bears
Most recent results for the franchise while Alan Ball was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
20–24 vs Lions
2015-17 · Jan 3, 2016 · REGULAR
W
26–21 @ Buccaneers
2015-16 · Dec 27, 2015 · REGULAR
L
17–38 @ Vikings
2015-15 · Dec 20, 2015 · REGULAR
L
21–24 vs Commanders
2015-14 · Dec 13, 2015 · REGULAR
L
20–26 vs 49ers
2015-13 · Dec 6, 2015 · REGULAR
W
17–13 @ Packers
2015-12 · Nov 26, 2015 · REGULAR
L
15–17 vs Broncos
2015-11 · Nov 22, 2015 · REGULAR
W
37–13 @ Rams
2015-10 · Nov 15, 2015 · REGULAR
Other "Ball" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
Illinois alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Illinois.
Keondre Jackson
SAF · 2025 · Ravens
Pat Bryant
WR · 2025 · Broncos
Seth Coleman
DE · 2025 · Dolphins
TeRah Edwards
DT · 2025 · Chargers
Cam Grandy
TE · 2024 · Bengals
Casey Washington
WR · 2024 · Falcons
Denzel Daxon
DE · 2024 · Cardinals
Isaiah Adams
G · 2024
Isaiah Williams
WR · 2024 · Jets
Jer'Zhan Newton
DT · 2024 · Commanders
2007 NFL Draft · Round 7 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#211
#212
#213
#214
#216
#217
#220
Oscar Lua
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#212
Courtney Brown
DE · DAL
#212
Courtney Brown
DB · DAL
#213
Chase Pittman
DE · CLE
#214
Chris Denman
OT · TAM
#215
Ben Patrick
TE · ARI
#216
Tyler Ecker
TE · WAS
#217
Tyler Thigpen
QB · MIN
#218
#219
Zach Diles
HOU
Kelvin Smith
LB · MIA
#220
Marvin Mitchell
OLB · NOR
#221
Trumaine McBride
CB · CHI
CB peers of the era
Other CBs who debuted within five seasons of Alan Ball.
A.J. Davis
Debut 2007 · Texans
Brent Grimes
Debut 2007 · #24 · Buccaneers
Chad Johnson
Debut 2007 · Giants
Chris Houston
Debut 2007 · #23 · Lions
David Irons
Debut 2007 · #30 · Falcons
Geoffrey Pope
Debut 2007 · #30 · Eagles
Greg Fassitt
Debut 2007 · #38 · Saints
Joe Porter
Debut 2007 · #28 · Raiders