Neiron Ball

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Neiron Ball
No. 58 Oakland Raiders
Position: Outside linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-08-20) August 20, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth: Jackson, Georgia
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Career information
High school: Jackson (GA)
College: Florida
NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 161
Career history
Roster status: Injured reserve
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 9
Forced fumbles: 0
Fumbles recovered: 1
Sacks: 1.0
Interceptions: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Neiron Ball (born August 20, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was drafted by the Raiders in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Early years

Ball attended Jackson High School in Jackson, Georgia, where he played football for coach Mike Parris. As a junior, he recorded 104 tackles (35 for loss), 19 sacks and forced seven fumbles. Ball also starred in track & field at Jackson, where he competed as a sprinter (best of 11.19 seconds in the 100-meter dash) and high jumper (PR of 1.73m or 5'8").

Ball was rated a four-star prospect by both Scout.com and Rivals.com. He was viewed as the No. 16 outside linebacker in the country by Scout.com and the No. 19 weakside defensive end by Rivals.com. Ball chose Florida over Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, LSU and South Carolina.

College career

Ball played at Florida from 2011 to 2014.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 236 lb 4.65 s 1.62 s 2.66 s 4.26 s 34 1/2 in
All values from Florida Pro Day[1]

Oakland Raiders

Ball was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Ball got his first career sack against Josh McCown in a 27-20 win against the Cleveland Browns. On December 12, 2015, Ball was placed on Injured Reserve by the Oakland Raiders.[2]

References

  1. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=105061&draftyear=2015&genpos=OLB
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