Christian Ballard

With their fourth round pick in the 2011 draft, the Vikings selected Christian Ballard out of the University of Iowa. Here is the overview on Ballard that came directly from the Vikings post-draft guide: Throughout his career with the Hawkeyes, Ballard has displayed versatility that has allowed Iowa to use him in multiple spots along their defensive front. He spent the first two years of his career at left defensive end before moving inside and starting all 13 games of his junior season at...Read Full Story

Here are some highlights of the Vikings new defensive lineman Christian Ballard. These highlights are from his game against Wisconsin this past season… definitely a great game for Ballard. Just an interesting note as you watch these clips. At around the 20 second point, there’s a play that doesn’t seem to involve Ballard too much as Tyler Sash chases down the quarterback in the backfield. Ballard would have potentially made the sack if Sash hadn’t been there, but the real interesting point is...Read Full Story

SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011 Vikings Fourth-Round Pick Christian Ballard Q: Were the Vikings one of the teams you thought would pick you? A: I thought that was a possibility. You never know when you’re going to get taken, but I’m proud to be a Viking. I was honored, and I can’t wait to get to [...]Read Full Story

Iowa defensive lineman making the roundsIowa defensive lineman Christian Ballard visited the Dallas Cowboys today.He has previously visited the Baltimore Ravens.The 6-foot-4, 286-pounder is coming off a strong Pro Day campus workout where he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds and registered a 34-inch vertical leap and a 9-7 broad jump.He also turned in a 4.56 short shuttle and a 7.23 in the three-cone drill.Ballard excelled at the Senior Bowl, dominating pass rush drills.Ballard is regarded...Read Full Story

VikingsFootball: Blog: A brief introduction to Christian Ballard, the Vikings 4th-round pick – http://tiny.cc/mxgnq Twitter / VikingsFootball Worth A LookVikingsFootball: Blog: Welcoming QB and 1st-round pick Christian Ponder to Minnesota in style – http://tiny.cc/nc5q4VikingsFootball: Blog: A look at the first 3 Vikings picks from the 6th round – http://tiny.cc/syzdjVikingsFootball: Blog: More on Ballard, including a [...]Read Full Story