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Ball Taken in Fourth Round by Dallas Cowboys
5/1/2021 2:05:00 PM | Football
Thundering Herd lineman selected 138th overall
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall offensive lineman Josh Ball was selected 138th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft on Saturday.
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Ball was key to the Thundering Herd's success in 2020, starting eight games at tackle. He was named a Conference USA all-league first team selection and was invited to the NFL's Scouting Combine. He wowed the 21 NFL scouts who came to Huntington for the Herd's Pro Day, where he checked in at 6 feet 7 and 3/8 inches tall and 308 pounds. He recorded 28 repetitions on the bench press, the most of any Marshall Pro Day participant.
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As a junior (2019), the Fredericksburg, Va. native made an immediate impact on the offensive line, seeing action in all 13 games, including one start (WKU). He helped the team's rushing game finish second in Conference USA in rushing, paving the way for C-USA MVP running back Brenden Knox.
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Ball also became the first Herd player to be selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the program's history. He is Marshall's highest draftee since Aaron Dobson in 2013 (second round, 59th overall) and the Herd's first offensive lineman taken in the first four rounds since Steve Scuillo in 2003 (fourth round, 122nd overall).
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Ball was key to the Thundering Herd's success in 2020, starting eight games at tackle. He was named a Conference USA all-league first team selection and was invited to the NFL's Scouting Combine. He wowed the 21 NFL scouts who came to Huntington for the Herd's Pro Day, where he checked in at 6 feet 7 and 3/8 inches tall and 308 pounds. He recorded 28 repetitions on the bench press, the most of any Marshall Pro Day participant.
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As a junior (2019), the Fredericksburg, Va. native made an immediate impact on the offensive line, seeing action in all 13 games, including one start (WKU). He helped the team's rushing game finish second in Conference USA in rushing, paving the way for C-USA MVP running back Brenden Knox.
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Ball also became the first Herd player to be selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the program's history. He is Marshall's highest draftee since Aaron Dobson in 2013 (second round, 59th overall) and the Herd's first offensive lineman taken in the first four rounds since Steve Scuillo in 2003 (fourth round, 122nd overall).
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