_(cropped).jpg) McCrary-Ball with theNew York Jets in 2024 | |||||
| No. 41 –New York Jets | |||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | (1999-03-23)March 23, 1999 (age 26) Roswell, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Roswell (Roswell, Georgia) | ||||
| College: | Indiana (2016–2021) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024 | |||||
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Marcelino McCrary-Ball (born March 23, 1999) is an American professionalfootball player who is alinebacker for theNew York Jets of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theIndiana Hoosiers and was signed by theSan Francisco 49ers as anundrafted free agent in2022.[1]
McCrary-Ball attended and playedhigh school football atRoswell High School inRoswell, Georgia.[2][3]
In McCrary-Ball's collegiate career at Indiana, he notched 242 tackles with 16.5 going for a loss, five and half sacks, 16 pass deflections, four interceptions, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. McCrary-Ball also returned seven kickoffs for 144 yards.[4]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.51 s | 1.53 s | 2.60 s | 4.27 s | 7.03 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 23 reps | |
| All values fromPro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
McCrary-Ball was signed by theSan Francisco 49ers as anundrafted free agent in 2022.[6]
On August 31, 2023, McCrary-Ball was signed to theNew York Jets practice squad.[7] McCrary-Ball made his NFL debut in Week 11 of the 2023 season where he played 19 special teams snaps versus theBuffalo Bills.[8] He was signed to the active roster on January 6, 2024.[9]
On August 27, 2024, McCrary-Ball was waived by the Jets and re-signed to the practice squad.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on October 30.