Corrion Ballard: DB · Utah · #15.
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Corrion Ballard
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two seasons in the Utah secondary to date. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Washington — Week 14, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-10vs Weber State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 17-6@ Northern Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-21vs No. 10 Washington | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-28@ Washington State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-21@ No. 14 Stanford | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-28vs USC | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-10@ UCLA | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-38@ Arizona State | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 32-25vs Oregon | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-7@ Colorado | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-27vs BYU | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-10vs No. 10 Washington | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 20-31vs Northwestern | 10 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 49 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL71 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Kyle Whittingham, all run-leaning offenses — 16-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
42.2%
406 pass / 557 run
Plays / game
68.8
14 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
71 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Utah, 110 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
