2013 Football Roster
Reggis Ball
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Stone Mountain, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Stephenson HS
At Memphis: Appeared in 50 career games with 24 starts, playing in every game over his last two seasons ...Finished with 150 total tackles, including 111 solos and 5.5 tackles for loss ...Had one forced fumble and four fumbles recoveries, blocking three kicks over his career, including one against Cincinnati in his senior year ... Finished with 1.5 career sacks ... Had seven career interceptions for 183 return yards and one touchdown ... Five of his seven picks came in his senior campaign ...  Recorded his first career pick six in the Tigers' bowl game against Auburn ... Also credited with 39 punt return yards during career ... Member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2011 fall semester ... Earned C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition for 2011-12.
2015 (Senior): Played in all 13 games in his senior season with 11 starts ... Finished fourth on the team with 57 total tackles, including 44 solos ... His 44 solos was fourth on the team ... Led Memphis with five interceptions and finished tied for second with five pass breakups ... Recovered one fumble for 10 yards and blocked one kick in the conference opener against Cincinnati ... Against Cincinnati, recorded his first interception of the season, adding a pass breakup and a blocked kick ... In the road win at USF, finished with a season-best eight tackles, six solo, and adding an interception and a pass breakup ... In the win over Ole Miss, had four tackles and a PBU ... Recovered his first fumble of the season and returned it 10 yards in the road win at Tulsa ... Recorded a tackle for loss against Navy in the Tigers' first-ever meeting with the Midshipmen ... Added an interception in the game at Temple, adding four tackles ... On senior day, had a season-best two pass breakups, adding four solo tackles and a tackle for loss ... Against Auburn, finished with five tackles and a career-best two interceptions, including a pick six that he returned 53 yards for his first career TD.
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2014 (Junior): In first season as a fulltime starter, registered 36 tackles including 27 solo stops as a junior in 2014 … Member of defensive unit which ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 19.5 points per game … Memphis was eighth in pass efficiency defense (106.31) and ranked 19th nationally against the run (121.5 ypg) … Memphis’ Red Zone Defense was third-best in FCS Football (.688) Began junior season with a four-tackle effort against in the Tigers 63-0 win against Austin Peay, marking the program’s first shutout since 2000 … Credited with a career-high seven tackles in Memphis’ win over Middle Tennessee including five solo stops … One of seven tackles came on a kickoff return stopping MTSU’s returner for just a 16-yard gain to the 17 … Was also a major contributor to special teams as Memphis ranked 17th nationally in kickoff return defense, allowing opponents to average 18.12 yards per return and fourth in punt return average (2.77 yards per return) … Had five tackles and recovered a fumbled punt return in the Tigers’ game at Ole Miss … Had a second-quarter interception in the Tigers’ SMU game, returning the ball 24 yards to the SMU 36 to set up a Tiger field goal … At Temple had a key fumble recovery on a punt return which set up a late, third-quarter field goal that gave the Tigers a 13-10 lead … Had two tackles in Memphis’ Miami Beach Bowl victory including one on a kickoff return after just a 19-yard return.
2013 (Sophomore):Â Registered 32 total tackles including 2.5 for loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks as a sophomore ... Accounted for two turnovers caused during the year with an interception and forced fumble ... Also broke up two passes ... Began the year with a three-tackle game against Duke ... Equaled a career high with five tackles at Middle Tennessee (four solo stops) ... Had two tackles including a quarterback sack and also credited with a quarterback hurry in win over Arkansas State ... Recorded four tackles in American Athletic Conference debut against UCF ... Had a career-type game against SMU ... Credited with a 93-yard interception return and also blocked a first-half punt against the Mustangs ... Caused a fumble on a fourth-quarter punt return against the Mustangs which was picked up by teammate Ryan Coleman for a 19-yard return for a touchdown ... Played a role in Coleman equaling an NCAA record for fumbles returned for touchdowns (two) ... Also had four tackles in the SMU game ... Following four-tackle effort at Louisville, earned first career start against Temple ... Had three tackles against the Owls ... Also started in season finale at UConn and had two tackles in the game.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman):Â Played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman, registering 25 total tackles ... Team's co-leader in special teams tackles with seven ... On special teams also had two knockdowns and was credited with two exceptional plays ... First career tackle came in the Tigers' season opener against UT Martin ... Had a career-high five total tackles including four solo stops against Middle Tennessee ... In road game at Duke credited with first career tackle for lost yardage ... Also recovered a fumble and had a quarterback hurry against the Blue Devils ... Had three solo tackles in the Tigers' win over Rice ... Recorded four tackles in UCF game ... Blocked a punt against UAB, helping set up a short, Tiger scoring drive as Memphis went up 21-0 in the first quarter at Legion Field ... Also had two solo tackles against the Blazers.
2011 (Freshman):Â Redshirted first year in the Tiger program.
Stephenson High School:Â Played for Coach Ron Gartrell at Stephenson High School ... Credited with 96 tackles, 62 of which were solo stops in 2010 ... Also registered four TFL, three sacks and one interception as a senior ... Helped team to a 9-2 record and a state playoff appearance in 2010 ... A member of the Jaguars defense that limited opponents to 14 points-per-game ... Led team to an 11-1 record in 2009 ... Credited with 80 tackles, including 34 solo stops as a junior ... Had three interceptions in 2009 ... Rated a three-star defender by Rivals.com ... Also earned letters in track and wrestling.
Personal:Â Son of Reggie Ball and Marsyleno McCrary-Ball ... Born April 7, 1993 in Atlanta, Ga. ... The brother of former Tiger defender Marcus Ball, who completed his senior season at Memphis in 2010 and signed with the New Orleans Saints in the spring of 2014 after playing in the Canadian Football League. ... Brothers, Reggie and Raeshon, played collegiately at Georgia Tech and Central Michigan, respectively ... Professional Studies / Organizational Leadership major.
