Montee Ball

Montee Ball

Ball with the Denver Broncos in 2013
No. -- Free agent
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1990-12-05) December 5, 1990 (age 26)
Place of birth:	McPherson, Kansas
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Wentzville (MO) Timberland
College:	Wisconsin
NFL Draft:	2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58
Career history
Denver Broncos (2013–2014) New England Patriots (2015)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Doak Walker Award (2012) 2× Consensus All-American (2011, 2012) Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year (2011, 2012) 2× First-team All-Big Ten (2011, 2012) 2× Jim Brown Award (2011, 2012) Archie Griffin Award (2011) Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2011) 3× Big Ten Champion (2010, 2011, 2012)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Rushing yards: 731 Rushing average: 4.2 Rushing touchdowns: 5 Receiving yards: 207 Receiving touchdowns: 0 Player stats at NFL.com

Montee Ball Jr. (born December 5, 1990) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin, where he was twice recognized as the best running back in the Big Ten Conference and a consensus first-team All-American.

Until November 14, 2015, Ball held the NCAA Division I-FBS record for most career rushing touchdowns with 77 and the NCAA Division I FBS-record for most career total touchdowns with 83.

Ball was born in McPherson, Kansas. His family later moved to Wentzville, Missouri, where Ball attended Timberland High School and played high school football for the Timberland Wolves. He was ranked as the number 33 running back in the nation and fourth-best player in Missouri by Rivals.com. He was named first-team all-state, all-metro, all-district and all-conference as a senior. As a senior, Ball carried the ball 213 times for 2,187 yards and 41 touchdowns. As a junior, Ball was named player of the year (St. Louis American), first-team all-state, all-metro, all-district and all-conference after putting up 358 carries for 3,077 yards and 32 touchdowns, and was recognized in Sports Illustrated magazine's "Faces in the Crowd" section. As a sophomore, Ball was named first team all-district and all-conference after carrying the ball 297 times for 1,845 yards and 15 touchdowns. As a freshman, Ball had 1,113 yards on 127 carries with 19 touchdowns. Ball was a team captain and team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior. He holds the Wentzville school district rushing records with career totals of 995 carries, 8,222 yards, 107 touchdowns, and an average of 8.26 yards per carry. Ball was also named to the all-academic list three times and was a two-time letterwinner in basketball.