Dave Ball
DE
| Height: | 6'5" |
| Weight: | 277 lbs |
| Age: | 27 |
| Years With Jets: | 2005- |
| College: | UCLA |
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Signed with the Jets on 12/12/05.
Waived by SD on 11/5/05.
Originally drafted in the fourth round (133 overall) by SD in the 2004 NFL Draft.
CAREER
Has totaled 10 tackles and two passes defensed in the 11 career games which he has appeared.
In 2005, Ball played in two contests for the Chargers before being signing to the practice squad.
Played in six games as a rookie with the Chargers before breaking a bone in his foot in game six and being placed on the injure reserve list for the remainder of the season.
2006 SEASON (JETS)
Listed as inactive for the Wild Card Playoff Game loss at NE.
Listed as inactive for the win in the regular season finale vs. OAK.
Played in the week 16 win at MIA, but did not record any stats.
Listed as inactive in the week 15 win at MIN.
Played in the week 14 loss vs. BUF, but did not record any stats.
Recorded a PD in the week 13 win at GB.
Listed as inactive for the weeks 11 and 12.
Played in the week 10 win at NE, but did not record any stats.
Listed as inactive for the week eight loss at CLE.
In the week seven win vs. DET, he played but did not record any stats.
Returned to the lineup for the week six win vs. MIA, but did not record any stats.
Listed as inactive for the week five loss at JAX.
Played in the week four loss vs. IND, but did not record any stats.
Recorded one tackle in the week three win at BUF.
Played in the week two loss vs. NE, but did not record any stats.
Put pressure on the QB and recorded a PD in the 23-16 victory at TEN in week one. Named Jets’ Practice Squad Player of the Week.
2005 SEASON (JETS)
In the week 17 win vs. BUF he was credited with three tackles (two solo).
Played in his second consecutive game as a Jet and had two solo stops while rotating on the defensive line in the week 16 loss vs. NE.
Signed to the Jets’ active roster on 12/13/05 and saw action on defense tallying one solo tackle.
COLLEGE
The native of Dixon, California completed his career as the school's all-time leading sack leader with 30.5 sacks and ranks second in Bruins history with 43.5 tackles for losses.
Ball was a 2003 first-team All-America selection by Football Writers Association, American Football Coaches Association, The Walter Camp Football Foundation and The Sporting News. And was also the 2003 ABC-Chevrolet National Defensive Player of the Year, in addition to being a first-team All-Pac 10 honoree and the recipient of the Morris Trophy as the Pac-10's top lineman after he set school and conference records with 16.5 sacks as a senior.
