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Kalen Ballage - RB

Miami Dolphins

Ballage's work ethic and athleticism have made a strong impression on running backs coach Eric Studesville, one of the few holdovers from the old coaching staff in Miami, Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald reports. "[Ballage]'s a big, physical body," Studesville said. "He can run. He's athletic. He's got a lot of growth to do as far as seeing and recognizing things. His work ethic is tremendous. He's got speed for a big man."

Added Yesterday 10:23 am (EST)

A size-speed freak with subpar college production, Ballage was selected at No. 131 overall (fourth round) in the 2018 NFL Draft and spent most of his rookie season playing special teams. He finally got his shot on offense when Frank Gore suffered a season-ending foot injury Week 15, immediately responding with a 75-yard touchdown scamper against Minnesota. The rookie averaged just 3.3 yards on his 35 other carries and 6.2 yards on nine catches, with 12 of his 45 touches (27 percent) going for no gain or a loss. The hit-or-miss style isn't optimal in an offense that already has Kenyan Drake doing a better version of the same thing, but the 237-pound Ballage does at least have theoretical potential to develop into a between-the-tackles grinder if he can improve his vision, toughness and upright running posture. He seems to have support from Studesville, but there's no guarantee other members of the overhauled Miami coaching staff will agree. We'll have a better read on Ballage's dynasty value once the Dolphins start to make some moves during the offseason.

Added Yesterday 10:23 am (EST)

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TEAM Ranks

OFFENSE

Overall
30
Passing
28
Rushing
18

DEFENSE / ST

Overall
29
Passing
19
Rushing
31

AFC East Standings

W	L	PF	PA
11	5	436	325
7	9	319	433
6	10	269	374
4	12	333	441

Schedule / Results

Week	Date	Time	Opp	D Rank	Pass D Rk	Rush D Rk	Result	Record
1	Sun, 9/9	1:00 pm		7	6	18	W, 27-20	1-0
2	Sun, 9/16	1:00 pm	at	27	24	26	W, 20-12	2-0
3	Sun, 9/23	1:00 pm		25	9	30	W, 28-20	3-0
4	Sun, 9/30	1:00 pm	at	18	20	12	L, 7-38	3-1
5	Sun, 10/7	1:00 pm	at	31	29	29	L, 17-27	3-2
6	Sun, 10/14	1:00 pm		3	7	1	W, 31-28	4-2
7	Sun, 10/21	1:00 pm		9	8	10	L, 21-32	4-3
8	Thu, 10/25	8:20 pm	at	13	28	3	L, 23-42	4-4
9	Sun, 11/4	1:00 pm		27	24	26	W, 13-6	5-4
10	Sun, 11/11	4:25 pm	at	19	15	22	L, 12-31	5-5
11	Bye Week
12	Sun, 11/25	4:25 pm	at	10	12	9	L, 24-27	5-6
13	Sun, 12/2	1:00 pm		1	1	16	W, 21-17	6-6
14	Sun, 12/9	1:00 pm		18	20	12	W, 34-33	7-6
15	Sun, 12/16	1:00 pm	at	5	3	15	L, 17-41	7-7
16	Sun, 12/23	1:00 pm		4	2	19	L, 7-17	7-8
17	Sun, 12/30	1:00 pm	at	1	1	16	L, 17-42	7-9

DEPTH CHART MIA

Right WR

Slot WR

Left WR

K. Stills

D. Parker

J. Grant

D. Amendola

L. Carroo

R. Tannehill

B. Osweiler

D. Fales

F. Gore

K. Drake

K. Ballage

S. Perry

B. Bolden

N. O'Leary

M. Gesicki

D. Smythe

D. Parker

K. Stills

I. Ford

2018 PROJECTIONS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Pos	Att	Comp	Comp%	Yds	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Ryan Tannehill	MIA	QB	274	176	64	1924	17	9	146	0
Brock Osweiler	MIA	QB	178	113	63	1247	6	4	21	0

Running back

Player	Tm	Pos	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Kenyan Drake	MIA	RB	120	535	4	53	425	4
Frank Gore	MIA	RB	156	722	0	12	124	1
Kalen Ballage	MIA	RB	35	191	1	9	56	0
Brandon Bolden	MIA	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt	RuYds
Danny Amendola	MIA	WR	59	575	1	1	-2
Kenny Stills	MIA	WR	37	553	7	7	0
Albert Wilson	MIA	WR	26	391	4	4	16
DeVante Parker	MIA	WR	24	306	1	1	0
Jakeem Grant	MIA	WR	21	268	2	2	5
Leonte Carroo	MIA	WR	2	94	1	1	14
Brice Butler	MIA	WR	6	60	1	1	0
Isaiah Ford	MIA	WR	0	0	0	0	0

Tight End

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt
Mike Gesicki	MIA	TE	22	202	0	0
Nick O'Leary	MIA	TE	8	86	1	1
Durham Smythe	MIA	TE	6	50	0	0
A.J. Derby	MIA	TE	3	48	1	1

Kicker

Player	Tm	Pos	FGA	FGM	FG20-29	FG30-39	FG40-49	FG50+	XP
Jason Sanders	MIA	K	20	18	7	3	7	1	35

2018 STATS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Snaps	Comp	Att	Yds	Yds>40	Yds>20	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Ryan Tannehill	MIA	534	176	274	1979	5	17	17	9	145	0
Brock Osweiler	MIA	340	113	178	1247	3	13	6	4	21	0

Running back

Player	Tm	Snaps	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Yds/C	Ru>40	Ru>20	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Kenyan Drake	MIA	506	120	535	4	4.5	2	3	73	53	477	5
Frank Gore	MIA	330	156	722	0	4.6	0	4	16	12	124	1
Kalen Ballage	MIA	75	36	191	1	5.3	1	1	11	9	56	0
Brandon Bolden	MIA	17	8	91	2	11.4	1	1	3	3	13	1

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	Rec>20	Rec>40	RuAtt	RuYds
Danny Amendola	MIA	651	79	59	575	1	3	0	1	-2
Kenny Stills	MIA	708	64	37	553	6	7	2	0	0
Albert Wilson	MIA	232	35	26	391	4	7	3	8	16
DeVante Parker	MIA	379	47	24	309	1	3	1	0	0
Jakeem Grant	MIA	282	34	21	268	2	2	1	1	5
Leonte Carroo	MIA	40	4	2	94	1	2	1	1	14
Isaiah Ford	MIA	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brice Butler	MIA	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tight End

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	Rec>20
Mike Gesicki	MIA	329	32	22	202	0	1
Nick O'Leary	MIA	169	10	8	86	1	0
Durham Smythe	MIA	49	11	6	50	0	1
A.J. Derby	MIA	78	5	3	48	1	0

Kicker

Player	Tm	FGA	FGM	FGM10-19	FGM20-29	FGM30-39	FGM40-49	FGM50+	XP
Jason Sanders	MIA	20	18	0	7	3	7	1	35

Linebacker

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def	DST TDs
Kiko Alonso	MIA	97	28	0	3	1	6	0
Raekwon McMillan	MIA	83	22	0	2	1	1	0
Jerome Baker	MIA	63	13	3	0	0	3	1
Mike Hull	MIA	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
James Burgess	MIA	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Allen	MIA	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stephone Anthony	MIA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Defensive Back

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def	DST TDs
T.J. McDonald	MIA	74	11	0	0	1	5	0
Reshad Jones	MIA	66	6	0	0	0	9	1
Minkah Fitzpatrick	MIA	60	19	0	0	0	9	1
Bobby McCain	MIA	52	8	2	0	0	5	0
Xavien Howard	MIA	30	5	0	0	1	12	0
Torry McTyer	MIA	25	4	0	0	0	3	0
Cornell Armstrong	MIA	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Davis	MIA	6	0	1	1	0	0	0
Maurice Smith	MIA	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Cordrea Tankersley	MIA	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Aikens	MIA	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Defensive Line

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Davon Godchaux	MIA	36	12	1	0	0	0
Akeem Spence	MIA	30	12	2	0	0	0
Robert Quinn	MIA	29	9	7	2	0	0
Cameron Wake	MIA	25	11	6	1	0	1
Vincent Taylor	MIA	24	3	2	0	0	0
Andre Branch	MIA	22	3	2	1	1	1
Charles Harris	MIA	11	8	1	0	0	0
Jonathan Woodard	MIA	9	1	1	0	0	0
Sylvester Williams	MIA	5	1	0	0	0	0
William Hayes	MIA	4	0	2	0	0	0
Garrison Smith	MIA	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ziggy Hood	MIA	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tank Carradine	MIA	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jamiyus Pittman	MIA	0	2	0	0	0	0