Kyle Alan Ball (b. July 27, 1996) is a tough-minded player who was a significant contributor in his first two years and will compete for a starting spot at defensive end as a junior.
Ball saw action in five games as a true freshman in 2016, against Texas, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas A&M.
He recorded a sack on his first career play against Texas and came back with another the next week at Iowa State, totaling two tackles against the Cyclones.
Ball then saw action in 11 games in 2017 as both a third-down pass rush specialist and a reserve defensive end, carding 17 tackles on the year to go along with 3.