Kalen Ballage Arizona State Player Profile
Kalen Ballage Arizona State – Running Back
In this Kalen Ballage Arizona State Player Profile, we examine everything I found while watching Kalen Ballage’s tape and his other performances. Additionally, a prospect grade, impressions, and draft value can all be found on this page.
- Year
- Senior
- Measurables
- Height: 6’1″
- Weight: 228 lbs
- Arm Length: 32.75″
- Hand Size: 9.5″
- Combine Results
- 40 Yard Dash – 4.46 seconds
- Bench Press – 15 reps (225 lbs)
- Vertical Jump – 33.5 inches
- Broad Jump – 122.0 inches
- 3 Cone Drill 6.91 seconds
- 20 Yard Shuttle – 4.35 seconds
- 60 Yard Shuttle – N/A
- Strengths
- Sharp mover, uses his quick step ability to evade tackles, and switch between forward and lateral motion.
- Uses his feet to juke out defenders at an exceptional level.
- Sidesteps tacklers very well.
- Good acceleration gets changes gear quickly.
- Good spin move.
- Solid build for an NFL running.
- Sharp mover, uses his quick step ability to evade tackles, and switch between forward and lateral motion.
- Weaknesses
- Although Ballage has good acceleration ability, his top speed is not the greatest for his position.
- Lacks blocking ability, and is largely ineffective in that realm.
- Statistics are lacking for most of his career. He never amassed over 700 yards on the ground.
- Notable Injury History
- Nothing notable.
- Tape Watched
- Impressions
- Kalen Ballage will be a solid complimentary running back in the NFL. He is similar to Javorius “Buck” Allen on the Ravens in terms of style of play and potential role.
- His best quality is elusiveness. He uses his feet very well to escape defenders. His sidestep ability is particularly strong.
- Kalen Ballage will need to sharpen his technique upon arriving in the NFL.
- Statistics
Kalen Ballage Arizona State Draft Predictions
- Grade
- 7.3/10.0
- Projected Round
- Third round.
- Best Value
- Third round.
- Probable Target for the Baltimore Ravens?
- Maybe. If the Ravens feel that the team needs an additional running back to make up a trio of Alex Collins, Javorius Allen, and potentially Kalen Ballage, Ozzie Newsome will look to pull the trigger in the third round.