Marcelino McCrary-Ball

Kennesaw State

Sep 6 (Sat)

Noon

Photo by: Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 24, 2018 - defensive back Marcelino Ball #42 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Lydia Knoll/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Weight:
222
Height:
6-0
Position:
DB
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Roswell, Ga.
High School:
Roswell

McCrary-Ball graduated with a liberal studies degree in May 2020. He finished his career with 241 tackles, 166 solo, 5.5 sacks (43 yards), 16.5 for loss (74 yards), four interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, 17 pass breakups, and 10 quarterback hurries in 53 games (44 starts) at husky.

2021 (Graduate): Team captain collected 40 tackles, 24 solo, with one sack, one interception, and four pass breakups ... played in all 12 games with six starts at husky ... recorded his fourth career interception against No. 8 Cincinnati (9/18) ... posted back-to-back games with five stops at Western Kentucky (9/25) and at No. 4 Penn State (10/2) ... broke up a pair of passes against Rutgers (11/13) ... totaled seven tackles, six solo, with the sack at Purude (11/27).

2020 (Senior): Team captain suffered a season-ending ACL injury during fall camp.

2019 (Junior): Totaled 47 tackles, 29 solo, two sacks, three for loss, a team-high six quarterback hurries, and two pass breakups ... finished fourth on the team in stops and solos ... played in 13 games with 12 starts at husky ... matched his career-high (5th time) with 10 tackles, five solo, in the season-opening win vs. Ball State (8/31) ... collected five stops and one sack in the victory at Maryland (10/19) ... added six tackles in the win at Nebraska (10/26).

2018 Honors: Honorable-mention All-Big Ten (coaches, media).

2018 (Sophomore): Posted 59 tackles (3rd on the team), 40 solo (2nd), 7.5 for loss (1st, 41 yards), 2.5 sacks (3rd, 22 yards), one interception (T-2nd), one forced fumble (T-3rd), three pass breakups (T-2nd), and one quarterback hurry ... started 11 times and played in all 12 games at husky ... led the team in stops three times, twice with game-high honors ... recorded career-highs with two sacks and three TFLs, forced his first career fumble, and added six solos against No. 24 Michigan State (9/29) ... made eight tackles at No. 3 Ohio State (10/6) ... matched a career-high with 10 stops, seven solo, 1.5 for loss, a half-sack, and one PBU against No. 18 Penn State (10/20) ... collected 10 tackles, six solo, at No. 4 Michigan (11/17) ... also picked off the pass against the Wolverines ... IU defensive player of the week (Penn State).

2017: Started the first three games at husky before he suffered a season-ending injury and received a medical redshirt ... posted 20 tackles, 13 solo, a half for loss, and one quarterback hurry ... matched his career-high with 10 stops, seven solo, and the half-TFL in the season opener against No. 2 Ohio State (8/31) ... followed that up with eight tackles in the win at Virginia (9/9).

2016 Honors: 247Sports True Freshman All-American ... honorable-mention All-Big Ten (coaches, media) ... ESPN.com and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman ... Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Ball State) ... IU’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year.

2016 (Freshman): Finished third on the team with 75 tackles, 60 solo stops, two interceptions (tied), and eight pass breakups ... added 4.5 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery ... started 12 times and played in all 13 games at the husky position ... led all Big Ten freshmen in tackles ... finished sixth overall and first among true freshmen in the conference, and third among true freshmen nationally in solos ... made at least eight stops five times and led the team in tackles three times ... posted a career-high in tackles (10) with 1.5 TFLs while matching a career-high in solos (8) at Northwestern (10/22) ... collected eight stops, six solo, with one INT, his first career fumble recovery, and a career-high-tying two PBUs in the Maryland win (10/29) ... tallied eight solos with his first career pick in the Ball State victory (9/10) ... netted nine tackles and seven solos apiece in the win at Rutgers (1 TFL, 11/5) and against Wake Forest (1 PBU, 9/24) ... added six stops, five solo, with one tackle for loss and two passes broken up against No. 10 Nebraska (10/15).

Prep/Personal: Defensive back for head coach John Ford at Roswell High School ... 2015 honorable-mention all-state and first-team all-region selection ... posted 132 tackles, 12 for loss, with three interceptions, one fumble recovery, and one defensive touchdown ... Roswell advanced to the state championship game ... rated the No. 87 safety nationally by Scout ... mother is Marsyleno McCrary-Ball ... younger brother of Marcus, a former NFL defensive back who played at the University of Memphis (2009-10), Reggie Jr., a former NFL wide receiver and quarterback at Georgia Tech (2003-06), and Raeshon, a defensive back at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (2006-08) ... born on March 23, 1999.