Ball State's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster has been loaded (Last Update: Mar 25, 2026)Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Keldric Luster JR | 5'10"/248 | 1/3 (33%), 14 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, 14 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B | C | 13 (2%) | TXST ('26) | ||
| #16 Mason Atkins FR | 6'3"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #13 Khalel Wright FR | 6'1"/194 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #9 Tyler Mizzell JR | 6'1"/176 | ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 TJ Horton JR | 5'10"/201 | 60 Car, 180 Yds, (3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 15 Rec, 71 Yds, (4.7 YPR), 1 TD | C+ | B- | #613 | 225 (30%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #2 Jalen Bonds FR | 6'0"/220 | 27 Car, 77 Yds, (2.9 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 52 Yds, (26 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | C+ | #576 | 72 (10%) | NA | |
| #20 Johnny Thompson Jr. JR | 5'11"/198 | 19 Car, 75 Yds, (3.9 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C- | C- | #308 | 34 (5%) | KU ('26) | |
| #00 Elijah Jackson JR | 5'8"/181 | 8 Car, 17 Yds, (2.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 37 Yds, (37 YPR), 0 TD | D | B | #342 | 22 (3%) | PUR ('25) | |
| #24 Jalen Alexander SO | 5'11"/193 | 3 Car, 12 Yds, (4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 2 Yds, (2 YPR), 0 TD | C | C- | 17 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Donovan Hamilton SO | 6'4"/217 | 20 Rec, 244 Yds, (12.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B+ | #422 | 443 (50%) | PUR ('25) | |
| #7 CJ Nelson SR | 5'11"/180 | 22 Rec, 393 Yds, (17.9 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Car, 7 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | C+ | 369 (42%) | EIU ('26) | ||
| #5 Jabari Smith JR | 5'9"/163 | 15 Rec, 166 Yds, (11.1 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C+ | #618 | 196 (22%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #10 Jamarion McDougle SR | 6'0"/180 | 2 Rec, 43 Yds, (21.5 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 2 Car, 11 Yds, 0 TD | B- | A- | #775 | 62 (7%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #14 Elisha Durham SO | 6'1"/168 | 4 Rec, 26 Yds, (6.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | #864 | 55 (6%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #11 Isaiah Thacker JR | 5'11"/196 | 2 Rec, 14 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Car, 12 Yds, 1 TD | C | B | #787 | 25 (3%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #83 Eli Hohlt JR | 6'0"/181 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #15 Tayshon Bardo FR | 6'1"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Mark Hanniford FR | 6'2"/188 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #80 Derion Talbert FR | 5'8"/162 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #3 Corey Thompson Jr. JR | 5'10"/167 | USU ('26) | |||||||
| #86 DJ Young JR | 6'0"/175 | SH ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #84 Tate Hoover JR | 6'2"/254 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | A- | B- | 325 (43%) | NA | |
| #89 Sean Ward SR | 6'5"/255 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | A- | B- | 186 (25%) | DART ('26) | |
| #12 Alex Scherle SR | 6'4"/234 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | B+ | B | 21 (3%) | RICE ('26) | |
| #41 Zach Becker FR | 6'3"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #88 Ryan Eldridge FR | 6'7"/289 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #8 Mason Riggins FR | 6'5"/255 | 2* HS ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #70 Tristan Cook (T) SO | 6'6"/291 | D+ | D+ | C+ | 754 (99%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #66 Chris Hood (T) SR | 6'10"/327 | C- | C- | C | 455 (60%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #75 Zach Bandy (G) SO | 6'5"/293 | C | B | B+ | 29 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #63 Maxwell Wentz (C) SR | 6'4"/295 | C+ | B | B- | 662 (78.3%) | DART ('26) | |
| #73 Cole Mosier (C) JR | 6'4"/302 | D+ | C | D | 485 (64%) | NA | |
| #68 Grant Haworth (OL) SO | 6'2"/299 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #56 Jacob Jeudy (OL) SR | 6'3"/289 | ('26) | |||||
| #76 CJ Zeltwanger (OL) FR | 6'4"/295 | 2* HS ('24) | |||||
| #71 Brady Barrowman (OL) FR | 6'4"/304 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #79 Zion Haney (OL) FR | 6'4"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #61 Luke Dalton (OL) SR | 6'5"/300 | CIN ('24) | |||||
| #72 Brady Weber (OL) FR | 6'5"/275 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #78 Kaden Mayle (OL) FR | 6'5"/274 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #57 Nolan Cicero (OL) FR | 6'4"/304 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #77 Misael Sandoval (OL) JR | 6'6"/332 | VAN ('26) | |||||
| #64 Jordan King (OL) SO | 6'4"/352 | PUR ('25) | |||||
| #54 Evan Downer (OL) FR | 6'4"/285 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #62 Sam Spicer (OL) FR | 6'4"/295 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #45 Caden Britton (LS) SR | 5'10"/208 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Ben Marsh (DE) JR | 6'2"/247 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | 109 (16%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #39 Maverick Gracio (DE) JR | 6'4"/252 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | C | 49 (6.3%) | PITT ('26) | |
| #3 George Okorie (DE) SO | 6'3"/253 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | VAN ('25) | |||||
| #10 Austin Stief (DE) SR | 6'4"/246 | DU ('26) | |||||||
| #56 Ameir Glenn (DT) SO | 6'1"/303 | 13 Tac, 4 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | C | 260 (46%) | WAKE ('25) | |
| #74 Khristian Zachary (DT) SR | 6'3"/303 | C- | C | 54 (10%) | 3* HS ('21) | ||||
| #54 Spencer Vaka (DT) JR | 6'1"/299 | F | C- | 47 (8%) | NA | ||||
| #57 Reese Hill (DT) SO | 6'3"/302 | C- | C- | 15 (3%) | NA | ||||
| #95 Keilan Smith (DT) JR | 6'2"/326 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | 12 (1.8%) | CIN ('26) | ||
| #91 Jamar Birden (DT) FR | 6'2"/225 | C | 4 (1%) | NA | |||||
| #94 Ka'Shawn Thomas (DT) JR | 6'1"/292 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #99 Kendrick Gilbert (DT) JR | 6'4"/271 | LOU ('26) | |||||||
| #52 Michael Thacker (DT) FR | 6'0"/304 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #55 Dominic Infelise (DT) FR | 6'4"/285 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #42 Layton Starks SO | 6'4"/237 | 10 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D+ | D- | 199 (34%) | 2* HS ('24) | |
| #31 Jared Badie SR | 6'3"/237 | 8 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | C | 131 (22%) | SDSU ('26) | |
| #9 Justin Thomas SR | 6'0"/242 | 7 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | C | 116 (20%) | NA | |
| #48 Sam Feeney SO | 6'2"/205 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C | C | 95 (16%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #6 Cincear Lewis SR | 6'2"/227 | 10 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | C+ | 51 (9%) | CIN ('26) | |
| #30 Gavin Forsha SR | 6'2"/224 | C | D- | 24 (4%) | TNST ('26) | ||||
| #25 Mikeah Webster FR | 6'1"/243 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | 10 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #26 Lucas Szymborski FR | 6'1"/221 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #16 Kaleb Stewart SO | 6'0"/248 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #15 Jovan Clark FR | 5'10"/203 | WSU ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Gannon Knowles FR | 6'2"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #50 Carsen Burckhardt FR | 5'10"/223 | VALP ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Willizhuan Yates (CB) JR | 6'0"/175 | 32 Tac, 25 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | B- | 360 (73%) | 2* HS ('24) | |
| #5 Chris Jackson (CB) SR | 5'11"/164 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | B- | 40 (8%) | CSU ('26) | |
| #23 Jordan Suggs (CB) SO | 6'0"/169 | C | 9 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #43 Diante Griffin (CB) GR | 5'9"/187 | OSU ('26) | |||||||
| #12 Deondre Shepherd (S) SO | 5'11"/192 | 13 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | D+ | 121 (15%) | CCU ('25) | |
| #2 Tobi Adewoyin (S) SO | 5'11"/189 | 14 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | 92 (12%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #45 Cole Earlewine (S) JR | 5'11"/207 | C | 4 (1%) | NA | |||||
| #28 Stone Perkins (DB) FR | 5'11"/197 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 Avery Stuart (DB) JR | 6'1"/204 | UK ('25) | |||||||
| #20 Cedric Franklin (DB) SO | 6'0"/193 | ARST ('26) | |||||||
| #11 Donovan Lanier (DB) FR | 6'0"/176 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #29 Micah Lillard (DB) SO | 6'1"/196 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #24 Gabe Aramboles (DB) FR | 5'11"/224 | 3* HS ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #98 Carson Holmer SR | 6'1"/210 | 3/7 (42.9%), Long 23 Yds | 14/14 | 23 Pts | D+ | D+ | NA | |
| #38 Brody Boehm SO | 6'1"/208 | F | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #92 Cole Stumbaugh SO | 6'2"/223 | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Mike Uremovich returnsOC Mike Uremovich returnsDC Jeff Knowles returns
Players with Starting experience1610 off • 6 def
Team Talent552#111 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.82Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size8831 portal (27.4%)
Off: 46 Talent: (#105)
Def: 39 Talent: (#116)
ST: 3
New Portal In: 26 (23%)
Portal Losses: 21
Unrated/No Stats: 25
Total Team Snaps: 7506
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 5
JAG: 54
Low JAG: 3
JAG-: 13
FR: 45
SO: 23
JR: 27
SR: 17
GR: 1
Underclass: 68
Upperclass: 45
FR Snaps: 104 (1%)
SO Snaps: 2543 (34%)
JR Snaps: 2372 (32%)
SR Snaps: 2487 (33%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
65% Snaps by Upperclassmen
25 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (0)
0 (0)
13(13)
Exp 2% • Prod 1% — Ball State lost their starting QB from last year. Keldric Luster & Tyler Mizzell from the portal could compete for the job.
RBHB
1 (0)
0 (0)
370(34)
Exp 50% • Prod 24% — QB in '25 was lead rusher, lead RB is also gone
WR/TEWR + TE
2 (1)
1 (1)
1683(576)
Exp 65% • Prod 58% — Ball State lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Donovan Hamilton, from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (0)
1 (0)
2385(662)
T 80% • G 2% • C 100% — Ball State OL: 3 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
1 (1)
0 (0)
550(61)
DE 11% • DT 35% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (2)
0 (1)
626(206)
LB 36% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (0)
0 (0)
626(40)
CB 42% • S 14% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 4451 (1285 portal) 71% returning, (29% via Portal) • Defense 1802 (307 portal) 83% returning, (17% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge