2024 Football Roster
Roster
Ball, Justin

Jersey Number 84
Justin Ball
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glenn Dale, Md.
- High School/Previous School:
- Gonzaga College High School (Vanderbilt)
Bio
Career Honors
SEC Graduate (2x)
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 50 career games with 20 starts … At Mississippi State he played in 12 games with four starts ... In his career he caught 31 passes for 281 yards and one touchdown … At Mississippi State he recorded nine receptions for 77 yards … Graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in medicine, health and society.
2024 (Sixth Season)
Played in 12 games with four starts … Made his first appearance and caught his first pass as a Bulldog against Eastern Kentucky … Had nine receptions for 77 yards … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his Mississippi State debut … Had one grab for two yards ... at Arizona State (9/7): First start at Mississippi State ... Toledo (9/14): Caught two passes for 30 yards ... at Tennessee (11/9): Caught one pass for four yards ... Missouri (11/23): Caught two passes for 24 yards … at Ole Miss (11/29): Had one reception for 11 yards.
2023 (Senior Season – Vanderbilt)
Team captain … Started all 12 games … Logged 131 yards receiving on 15 catches and one touchdown, all career-bests … Recorded first career touchdown at UNLV.
2022 (Junior Season – Vanderbilt)
Saw the field in all 12 games … Made five catches for 67 yards … Nine-yard reception in win over Florida … Had a career-long 36-yard catch against Wake Forest.
2021 (Sophomore Season – Vanderbilt)
Appeared in all nine games with four starts ... Played in six of the last seven games … Made one reception (vs. Ole Miss) for nine yards.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Vanderbilt)
Played in all nine contests and started four … One reception for minus-3 yards … Collegiate debut at No. 10/11 Texas A&M and caught one pass.
2019 (True Freshman Season – Vanderbilt)
Did not see any action ... Earned a redshirt.
High School
Prepped at Gonzaga (Washington DC) … Three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports … Team went 9-3 in 2018 and won conference title … 2018 all-conference second team.
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Personal
Son of Corey and Angela Ball … Father played football at Maryland … Has one brother, Cameron … Enjoys playing bass guitar and tuba … Born in Washington DC.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @JustinBall84
Instagram – justinball84
Career-Highs Entering 2024
Receptions: 4, at Wake Forest (9/9/2023) *
Recieving Yards: 36, vs. Wake Forest (9/10/2022) *
Longest Reception: 36, vs. Wake Forest (9/10/2022)
Recieving Touchdowns: 1, at UNLV (9/16/2023) *
* Career-high set at Vanderbilt
SEC Graduate (2x)
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 50 career games with 20 starts … At Mississippi State he played in 12 games with four starts ... In his career he caught 31 passes for 281 yards and one touchdown … At Mississippi State he recorded nine receptions for 77 yards … Graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in medicine, health and society.
2024 (Sixth Season)
Played in 12 games with four starts … Made his first appearance and caught his first pass as a Bulldog against Eastern Kentucky … Had nine receptions for 77 yards … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his Mississippi State debut … Had one grab for two yards ... at Arizona State (9/7): First start at Mississippi State ... Toledo (9/14): Caught two passes for 30 yards ... at Tennessee (11/9): Caught one pass for four yards ... Missouri (11/23): Caught two passes for 24 yards … at Ole Miss (11/29): Had one reception for 11 yards.
2023 (Senior Season – Vanderbilt)
Team captain … Started all 12 games … Logged 131 yards receiving on 15 catches and one touchdown, all career-bests … Recorded first career touchdown at UNLV.
2022 (Junior Season – Vanderbilt)
Saw the field in all 12 games … Made five catches for 67 yards … Nine-yard reception in win over Florida … Had a career-long 36-yard catch against Wake Forest.
2021 (Sophomore Season – Vanderbilt)
Appeared in all nine games with four starts ... Played in six of the last seven games … Made one reception (vs. Ole Miss) for nine yards.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Vanderbilt)
Played in all nine contests and started four … One reception for minus-3 yards … Collegiate debut at No. 10/11 Texas A&M and caught one pass.
2019 (True Freshman Season – Vanderbilt)
Did not see any action ... Earned a redshirt.
High School
Prepped at Gonzaga (Washington DC) … Three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports … Team went 9-3 in 2018 and won conference title … 2018 all-conference second team.
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Personal
Son of Corey and Angela Ball … Father played football at Maryland … Has one brother, Cameron … Enjoys playing bass guitar and tuba … Born in Washington DC.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @JustinBall84
Instagram – justinball84
Career-Highs Entering 2024
Receptions: 4, at Wake Forest (9/9/2023) *
Recieving Yards: 36, vs. Wake Forest (9/10/2022) *
Longest Reception: 36, vs. Wake Forest (9/10/2022)
Recieving Touchdowns: 1, at UNLV (9/16/2023) *
* Career-high set at Vanderbilt
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