Eric Ball is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Ball in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ball's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Eric Ball
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1989 | 23 | CIN | 15 | — | 98 | 391 | 3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 44 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | CIN | 13 | — | 22 | 72 | 1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 46 | 1 | — | 23.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | CIN | 6 | — | 10 | 21 | 1 | 2.1 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | CIN | 16 | — | 16 | 55 | 2 | 3.4 | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 66 | 2 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | CIN | 15 | — | 8 | 37 | 1 | 4.6 | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 39 | 0 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | OAK | 16 | — | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 97 | — | 158 | 586 | 8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 216 | 3 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
29 career value over replacement — #2704 all-time of 4,649. 4.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · CIN · 1989 · +0.2 vs expected KV-H
55actual
54.8 expected · Δ+0.2
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