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NT · #96 · Minnesota Vikings

Jerry Ball

Born 1964 6'1" · 330 lb SMU Drafted 1987 · R3 #63 by DET 1987 – 1999 · 13 Seasons

  • 1× All-Pro
  • 3× Pro Bowl

Regular season career

191 Games 13 seasons
557 Total Tkl
32.5 Sacks
1 INT
8 FF
2 Def TD

509 Solo3 TFL2 PD

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 36 1987'87
  2. 68 1988'88
  3. 73 1989'89
  4. 50 1990'90
  5. 36 1991'91
  6. 43 1992'92
  7. 46 1993'93
  8. 52 1994'94
  9. 41 1995'95
  10. 26 1996'96
  11. 30 1997'97
  12. 31 1998'98
  13. 25 1999'99
  1. 1 1987'87
  2. 2 1988'88
  3. 9 1989'89
  4. 2 1990'90
  5. 2 1991'91
  6. 2.5 1992'92
  7. 3 1993'93
  8. 3 1994'94
  9. 3 1995'95
  10. 3 1996'96
  11. 0 1997'97
  12. 0 1998'98
  13. 2 1999'99
  1. 0 1987'87
  2. 0 1988'88
  3. 0 1989'89
  4. 0 1990'90
  5. 0 1991'91
  6. 0 1992'92
  7. 0 1993'93
  8. 0 1994'94
  9. 0 1995'95
  10. 1 1996'96
  11. 0 1997'97
  12. 0 1998'98
  13. 0 1999'99
  1. 0 1987'87
  2. 0 1988'88
  3. 0 1989'89
  4. 0 1990'90
  5. 0 1991'91
  6. 0 1992'92
  7. 0 1993'93
  8. 0 1994'94
  9. 0 1995'95
  10. 0 1996'96
  11. 0 1997'97
  12. 0 1998'98
  13. 3 1999'99
  1. 0 1987'87
  2. 0 1988'88
  3. 0 1989'89
  4. 0 1990'90
  5. 0 1991'91
  6. 0 1992'92
  7. 0 1993'93
  8. 0 1994'94
  9. 0 1995'95
  10. 0 1996'96
  11. 0 1997'97
  12. 0 1998'98
  13. 2 1999'99

Latest games · 1999

  1. W12 W 35–27 1 tkl · 0 sck0 TFL · 0 PD
  2. @ W13 L 17–24 1 tkl · 0 sck0 TFL · 0 PD
  3. W15 W 24–20 1 tkl · 0 sck0 TFL · 0 PD
  4. @ W16 W 34–17 0 tkl · 0 sck0 TFL · 1 PD

Career bests

Most tackles 1989 73 tkl · 73 solo
Most sacks 1989 9 sacks
Most INTs 1996 1 INT · 0 PD
Most TFL 1999 3 TFL · 0 FF

Teams