Kalen
Ballage.
Kalen
Ballage.
Arizona St.· 6'1"· 228 lb· 4.46s 40
Kalen Ballage is most at home in a gap/duo power run scheme, which leverages his north-south running style and ability to break tackles between the hashes.
As a rookie, Ballage could contribute as a short-yardage and goal-line specialist, with the ceiling to develop into a reliable early-down grinder capable of handling 15-20 carries per game.
His value diminishes significantly in an outside zone or spread RPO system that relies heavily on quick lateral cuts and making defenders miss in space.
Ballage projects as a high-volume, downhill runner whose size and speed combination make him a good fit for power-based offenses seeking a physical presence in the backfield.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.46sp50
- Vertical
- 33.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 122inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.91sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.35sp50
- Bench
- 15repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Arizona State | 12 | 42 | 126 | 3 | 6 | 64 |
| 2015 | Arizona State | 10 | 125 | 653 | 4 | 12 | 60 |
| 2016 | Arizona State | 12 | 126 | 536 | 14 | 44 | 469 |
| 2017 | Arizona State | 13 | 157 | 669 | 6 | 20 | 91 |
| Career | — | 47 | 450 | 1984 | 27 | 82 | 684 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.