Cameron Ball

● Functional size, mass and body length ● Plays with eyes up and good feet in run game ● Able to bend with arms locked to find the ball ● Light feet for his size allow him to make plays away from his gap ● Active as a rusher, including a slap/club-rip and decent forklift move ● Good play recognition — sees screens developing ● Strains through the whistle in all areas ● NFL scouts say his work ethic and leadership got better each season ● Solid starting experience in SEC

● Low cut and top-heavy (in the 320-325-pound range during the 2025 season) ● Needs to continue strengthening his lower half ● Down blocks can wash him from his spot ● Finds himself too upright and is late to hit the brakes and change direction ● Inconsistent finisher in backfield ● Underdeveloped rush plan beyond his initial push 421 Back to table of contents -- 425 of 629 -- ● Missed 2025 spring practices because of an elbow injury; missed one game as a senior after a “freak injury in practice” (Oct. 2025) ● Below-average production (both for his career and during his final season)

A two-and-a-half-year starter at Arkansas, Ball lined up primarily over the A-gap in former defensive coordinator Travis Williams’ 4-2-5 base scheme. Recruited out of high school mostly as an offensive lineman, the Razorbacks gave him a chance to play defense, and he developed into a solid role player. His senior year was better on tape than in the stat sheet, as he finished with only 27 tackles and zero sacks while averaging 53 defensive snaps per game. Ball has above-average size and length with functional athleticism. As a run defender, he is balanced at the point with steady hat/hand use. He generates most of his power from his hips and upper half, although he needs to get stronger in his lower half to combat double teams. Though he flashes pass-rush ability, he tends to rush aimlessly and high and can get pushed/pulled off his path. Overall, Ball needs to continue making improvements to take that next step, but his baseline size and talent are solid starting points. He can compete for a rotational zero-/one-technique role early in his NFL career.