Montee Ball Scouting Report RB Wisconsin

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Measurables

5’11 210

4.49 40 (projection…haven’t seen any official or recorded times from Wisconsin)

other’s project him in the 4.54 range

(Combine numbers will be posted when they become available)

Stats

2010:

(CFBstats.com)

2011:

Threw a touchdown pass and also one kick off return

Pros–Power, vision, balance..scoring machine…deceptive speed, quick in the open field, impossible to take down on initial contact, one-cut-and-go type of runner (decisive)..runs low, great lower body strength, fights for extra yards, hard worker…very productive..low center of gravity/plays with leverage…almost always falls forward when running…pretty soft hands…good vision

Cons--Wonder what would he be like with mediocre or even slightly above average OL, because Wisconsin’s guys are dominant, still developing as a receiver, but showing improvements in passing game, not required to do a lot of pass protection with how WIS offense is set up…doesn’t set up blockers that well…

Sayre’s Player comparison–Ray Rice (bigger)

NFL mocks preseason Bio

One of the things you really hope about Ball is that his weight doesn’t balloon all the way up to 240 pounds, or something crazy like that. Wisconsin had John Clay come out this past year prematurely, and it was mainly because their running back group is so good, they basically had no need for him anymore, and his weight had severely fluctuated. Ball reminds me a lot of Shonn Greene coming out, because he plays with such a low center of gravity and the name of his game is power. Ball has tons of skill, and isn’t just a one-trick pony. He led the team with 18 rushing touchdowns in 2010 to go along with 996 yards and a 6.1 yards per carry average. The crazy part is, he was THIRD on the team in rushing in 2010, and is one of four guys at this point in time who could eventually end up in the NFL. Not a speedy running back, but between the tackles he knows how to make plays. One-cut runner with good vision and burst, and has a nose for the end zone. Consensus Honorable Mention All Big Ten in 2010 season, and returns for his junior season atop the running back depth chart after a season where he played in 12 games and started the final four. Missed the Ohio State game, and really caught fire against Purdue with five games left to play. In the previous eight games, he had 219 yards running the ball, and starting with Purdue, he had 127, 167, 173, 178, and 132 yards to finish the season. Not only that, but he had 14 of his 18 touchdowns in those five games, and is well deserving of the starting position this fall, regardless of who is behind him on the depth chart.

Thoughts

I think Motee Ball is the best running back prospect to come out of Wisconsin the past few years. There will always be questions about how quality a Wisconsin running back is because of how dominant the line is up front, but Ball looks like a good one. He’s a very decisive runner, who can really break arm tackles and has deceptive speed. He looks like he can develop into solid receiver out of the backfield too.

I would feel comfortable taking him in the second round, but he’s not as good as Lamar Miller out of the University of Miami.

Video:

I’ll update this as better videos come out

Montee Ball vs UNLV (JMPAsq Youtube)

Vs Iowa (not great quality) PSwildcat12 on youtube