Ball is a dependable, assignment-sound interior defender who does his best work eating blocks and freeing up linebackers — the type of nose tackle whose impact never shows up on a stat sheet. He has good initial quickness to shoot gaps on early downs and can anchor against single blocks as a two-gapper, but double teams and down blocks wash him out of the play at an alarming rate for a man his size. The pass rush is purely effort-based with limited hand technique and no go-to move, capping his ceiling as a rotational run-stuffer in an even front. His leadership and character are NFL-caliber even if his physical tools are merely adequate — Ball is the kind of player coaching staffs love in the locker room, but the tape says depth piece, not starter.

• 🧱Good initial quickness off the snap to penetrate gaps and disrupt run plays at the point of attack
• 🪵Can hold the point of attack against single blocks as a two-gapping nose tackle
• 👑Exceptional leadership and character — five-year team captain at an SEC program who represented Arkansas at SEC Media Days
• 🃏Versatile enough to play multiple spots across the defensive line front
• 🔥High-effort player whose motor rarely quits — described as a 'multi-rep winner' at the Senior Bowl

• 🪵Unable to anchor against double teams and down blocks, getting displaced from his gap at a rate that limits his NFL projection
• ⚓Pass rush is almost entirely effort-based with poor hand technique and no developed counter moves
• 💨Combine testing was underwhelming — 5.13-second 40, 9'1" broad jump ranked in the bottom third of DTs, and 8.02 3-cone suggests limited agility
• 🚀Limited sack production despite five years of college football (3 career sacks) indicates a ceiling as a run-game-only contributor