Ray Wilborn: S · Ball State · #1.
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Ray Wilborn
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Second year in the Ball State secondary. On tape: 12 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 11, 2019.
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
83 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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 | Ball State | 83 | 46 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 83 | 47 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career | 166 | 93 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 8 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-34vs Indiana | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-29vs Fordham | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41vs Florida Atlantic | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-34@ NC State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20@ Northern Illinois | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-23@ Eastern Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-14vs Toledo | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Western Michigan | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 44-45vs Central Michigan | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41@ Kent State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-27vs Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 83 | 46 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Week 7 · 2019
W 29-23
1 interception · 8 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 6 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
83tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL83 tackles · 2 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Mike Neu — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
41.3%
372 pass / 528 run
Plays / game
75.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
83 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ball State, 166 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Neu.
