Jerry Ball

Jerry Ball, a DL, appears on NFL rosters across 1987–1999. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.

The basics

Position	DL
College	SMU
Born	1964-12-15
Height	6 ft 1 in
Weight	330 lb
Drafted	by DET in 1987, pick not recorded

Seasons on an NFL roster

14 seasons of roster appearances, 1987–1999. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.

1987	Detroit Lions
1988	Detroit Lions
1989	Detroit Lions
1990	Detroit Lions
1991	Detroit Lions
1992	Detroit Lions
1993	Cleveland Browns
1994	Los Angeles Raiders
1995	Oakland Raiders
1996	Oakland Raiders
1997	Minnesota Vikings
1998	Minnesota Vikings
1999	Cleveland Browns
1999	Minnesota Vikings

Defensive statistics

Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.

Season	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	PD
1999	11	9	8	2	2	2	2
Career	11	9	8	2	2	2	2

What is not recorded

Everything this page could not tell you, and why. An empty field in the source is not a fact about the player.

Draft pick. The club is recorded and the pick number is not. He was drafted; which pick is missing from the source.
Seasons before the statistics begin. 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 fall before 1999, where the open statistics start, so they are roster appearances only.

Where this came from

Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.

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