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Jerry Ball

Jerry Lee Ball

Position: NT-DT
Height: 6-1    Weight: 330 lbs.
Born: December 15, 1964 in Beaumont, TX
College: SMU

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 3rd round (63rd overall) of the 1987 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1987 23 DET NT 12 12 1.0 36
1988 24 DET NT 16 16 2.0 68
1989* 25 DET NT 16 16 9.0 0 0 3 0 0 73
1990* 26 DET NT 15 15 2.0 50
1991*+ 27 DET NT 13 13 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 36 1
1992 28 DET NT 12 12 2.5 0 0 3 21 1 43
1993 29 CLE ldt 16 7 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 46
1994 30 RAI LDT 16 13 3.0 0 0 1 0 0 44 8
1995 31 OAK LDT 15 15 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 33 8
1996 32 OAK 16 0 3.0 1 66 1 66 0 0 1 0 0 22 4
1997 33 MIN ldt 12 6 0 0 2 0 0 17 13
1998 34 MIN LDT 16 16 1 0 1 0 0 24 7
1999 35 2TM /LDT 16 13 2.0 16 8
CLE 3 3 1.0 1 0
MIN LDT 13 10 1.0 15 8
Career 191 154 32.5 1 66 1 66 5 0 12 21 1 508 48 1
6 yrs DET 84 84 18.5 1 0 6 21 1 306 1
3 yrs MIN 41 32 1.0 1 0 3 0 0 56 28
3 yrs OAK 47 28 9.0 1 66 1 66 1 0 3 0 0 99 20
2 yrs CLE 19 10 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 47 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1987 23 DET NT 12 12 2 23 0 20 11.5 23
Career 191 154 2 23 0 20 11.5 23

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1991*+ 27 DET NT 13 13 1 2
1992 28 DET NT 12 12 1 6
1996 32 OAK 16 0 1 6
Career 191 154 1 1 1 14
6 yrs DET 84 84 1 1 8
3 yrs OAK 47 28 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1989
1990
1991

1st-team All-Pro

1991

Fumble Return TD

1992 NFL 1 (2-- 38)
Career 1 (199)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1996 NFL 1 (4)

Safeties

1991 NFL 1 (2-- 16)
Career 1 (66)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1989 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1990 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1990 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1990 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1991 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1991 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1991 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1991 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL