INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

VICK BALLARD
Running Back 5-10 224 Mississippi State
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NFL Exp: 2 (2nd Year with Colts)
How Acquired: D5 – 2012 (170th overall)
Born: 7/16/90
GP/GS (Postseason): 17/13 (1/1)
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
• Placed on Injured Reserve on September 13, 2013.
• Selected by the Colts in the fifth-round (170th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
PRO CAREER:
• Started the final 12 games of his rookie season, leading the Colts with 211 carries for 814 rushing yards.
• His 19-yard touchdown reception in overtime at Tennessee (10/28/12) gave the Colts their first road win of the season. The touchdown
was also the first of his NFL career.
• Had his first career 100-yard rushing game (105 yards) at Houston (12/16/12).
• Ranked second in the AFC and fifth in the NFL among rookies in rushing yards (814) in 2012.
2013 (COLTS):
• Started at running back in the regular season opener against Oakland (9/8) and finished with 13 carries for 63 yards (4.8 avg.). Also
caught one pass for a loss of five yards.
• Placed on Injured Reserve on September 13, 2013.
2012 (COLTS):
• Played in all 16 games, starting the final 12 in his rookie season. Had 211 carries for 814 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Also
added 17 catches for 152 receiving yards and a touchdown.
• Ranked second in the AFC and fifth in the NFL among rookies in rushing yards.
• Saw action in his first career NFL game against Chicago (9/9).
• Made his first career NFL start in Week 6 against the Jets (10/14) and contributed with eight carries for 25 yards and two receptions
for 17 yards.
• Started at running back against Cleveland (10/21) and logged 84 rushing yards on 20 carries while adding one reception for 19 yards.
• Started at running back against Tennessee (10/28) and totaled 12 carries for 55 yards and contributed with the game-winning 16-yard
touchdown reception in overtime to seal a 19-13 victory. Was part of a Colts rushing attack that generated a season-high 171 rushing
yards.
• Recorded nine carries for 41 yards and one touchdown at Detroit (12/2). The rushing touchdown was the first of his career and his
second score of the season.
• Started at running back against Tennessee (12/9) and led both teams in rushing while setting a then-season-high with 94 yards on 19
carries. Also caught one pass for 10 yards.
• Posted his first career 100-yard game and totaled 18 carries for 105 yards at Houston (12/16). It was the team’s highest rushing total
since Donald Brown posted 161 yards against Tennessee (12/18/11). Contributed with five carries for 60 yards on the team’s second
touchdown drive of the game.
• Finished the game with 27 carries for 78 yards and tallied a one-yard touchdown starting at running back against Houston (12/30).
• In his first career postseason game, started at running back at Baltimore (1/6/13) and led the team in rushing with 22 carries for 91
yards. It was the ninth-most rushing yards by a Colts running back in a single postseason game and the most since Dominic Rhodes
totaled 113 against the Bears in Super Bowl XLI (2/4/07). Also added one catch for three yards.
COLLEGE:
• Started 23-of-25 games at Mississippi State, totaling 379 rushes for 2,157 yards (5.6 ypc.) and 29 touchdowns while adding 30
catches for 293 yards and two scores.
• Registered 2,450 all-purpose yards with an average of 98.0 yards per game.
• Prior to his arrival at MSU, performed in 23 games for Mississippi Gulf Coast College, where he racked up 2,283 yards and 34 touchdowns
on 381 carries.
• His collegiate totals included 760 carries for 4,440 yards (5.8 ypc.) with 65 touchdowns and 35 receptions for 334 yards and four
scores.
• His 186 points scored at Mississippi State rank fifth on the school’s all-time records list while his 2,157 rushing yards rank 10th in
school annals.
PERSONAL:
• Attended Pascagoula (Miss.) High School.
• Totaled 17 touchdowns while rushing for 940 yards and compiling 522 receiving yards as a senior.
• Played in the Max Emfinger All-America Game.
• Participated in the 2012 Colts Rookie Community Blitz at Concord Neighborhood Center, helping local children with reading, crafts
and fitness activities.
• As a part of the Colts Community Ticket Block program, joined 2012 rookie teammates in donating 10 tickets per game to youth
organizations.
• A native of Pascagoula, Miss.
BALLARD SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Att: 27 vs. HOU (12/30/12)
Yards: 105 at HOU (12/16/12)
TDs: 1, two times (Last: vs. HOU 12/30/12)
LG: 26 vs. CLE (10/21/12)