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As a Graduate (2023)
• Team captain
• SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 12 games
• Logged 131 yards receiving on 15 catches and one touchdown
• Recorded first career touchdown at UNLV
As a Senior (2022)
• Named to 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 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
As a Junior (2021)
• Played in six of the last seven games
• Made one reception (vs. Ole Miss) for nine yards
As a Sophomore (2020)
• SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 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
As a Freshman (2019)
• Did not see action
The Ball File
• Prepped at Gonzaga (Washington D.C.)
• Three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports
• Team went 9-3 in 2018 and won conference title
• 2018 all-conference second team
• Full name is Justin Anthony Ball
• Born in Washington D.C.
• Son of Corey and Angela Ball
• Father played football at Maryland
• One brother, Cameron
• Enjoys playing bass guitar and tuba
• Majored in medicine, health and society as an undergraduate and pursuing a graduate degree in leadership and organizational performance