Marcelino Ball: DB · Indiana · #9.
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Marcelino Ball
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Indiana. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Purdue — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-34@ No. 18 Iowa | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Idaho | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-38vs No. 8 Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-31@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-24@ No. 4 Penn State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-20vs No. 10 Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-54vs No. 5 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38@ Maryland | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-29@ No. 9 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-38vs Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-35vs Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-44@ Purdue | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 40 | 24 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL40 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
63.7%
390 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
51.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
430 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #437 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Indiana, 242 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tom Allen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
