DE · Tennessee Titans
Dave Ball
Age 45 · 196 cm (6'5") · 116 kg · Born Jan 4, 1981 · UCLA
NFL career
2004
debut year
2012
last season
9
seasons
#98
jersey
College: UCLA
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2004 to 2011 · 58 games.
Defense
67solo tackles
15.5sacks
1INTs
1def TDs
Stats by season
7 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | New York Jets | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Tennessee Titans | 13 | 13 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | Tennessee Titans | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Tennessee Titans | 11 | 17 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Tennessee Titans | 13 | 25 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Tennessee Titans
Most recent results for the franchise while Dave Ball was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
38–20 vs Jaguars
2012-17 · Dec 30, 2012 · REGULAR
L
7–55 @ Packers
2012-16 · Dec 23, 2012 · REGULAR
W
14–10 vs Jets
2012-15 · Dec 17, 2012 · REGULAR
L
23–27 @ Colts
2012-14 · Dec 9, 2012 · REGULAR
L
10–24 vs Texans
2012-13 · Dec 2, 2012 · REGULAR
L
19–24 @ Jaguars
2012-12 · Nov 25, 2012 · REGULAR
W
37–3 @ Dolphins
2012-10 · Nov 11, 2012 · REGULAR
L
20–51 vs Bears
2012-09 · Nov 4, 2012 · REGULAR
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Career badges
Retired
External profiles
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DE peers of the era
Other DEs who debuted within five seasons of Dave Ball.
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Amon Gordon
Debut 2004 · #99 · Chiefs
Anthony Hargrove
Debut 2004 · #94 · Seahawks
Antonio Smith
Debut 2004 · #94 · Texans
Antwan Odom
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Bo Schobel
Debut 2004 · #95 · Cardinals
Bobby McCray
Debut 2004 · #73 · Eagles
Constantin Ritzmann
Debut 2004 · #93 · Falcons
Born on January 4
Hubert Ginn
1947 · Las Vegas Raiders
George Atkinson
1947 · Denver Broncos
Steve Lawson
1949 · San Francisco 49ers
Tony Bertuca
1950 · Baltimore Ravens
R.W. Hicks
1951 · Detroit Lions
Charles McShane
1954 · Seattle Seahawks
Benny Ricardo
1954 · Los Angeles Chargers
Jerome King
1955 · New York Giants