Kyle Ball: DE · Kansas State · #44.
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Kyle Ball
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Kansas State. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kansas State | 23 | 15 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Kansas State | 16 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 17 | 15 | 3.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2016 | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 42 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24@ Mississippi State | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs TCU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-41vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-10@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-27@ Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-24vs West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-27@ Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-17vs Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-20vs No. 21 Navy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 15 | 5.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2019
W 31-24
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
13%3 sacksTFL rate
22%5 TFLHurry rate
17%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
43%3 of 7 pressures23 tackles · 5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
36.7%
302 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas State, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Snyder → Chris Klieman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
