| Quarterbacks | Yr | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass Grade | Run Grade | Pass PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #1 Kiael Kelly (QB) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/190 | 2/4 (50%), 8 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 35 Car, 91 Yds, (2.6 YPC), 1 TD, 3 FUM | D+ | D+ | 78 (9%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #15 Aidan Leffler (QB) | JR ('1) | 6'1"/212 | 2/6 (33%), 6 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | 15 (2%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #9 Walter Taylor III (QB) | JR ('1) | 6'5"/235 | 0 | 0.84 | COLO ('25) | |||||
| #00 Khalel Wright (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/180 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Running Backs | Yr | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run Grade | Rec Grade | Rush PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #30 Qua Ashley (RB) | JR ('1) | 5'10"/195 | 122 Car, 409 Yds, (3.4 YPC), 1 TD, 3 FUM | 28 Rec, 255 Yds, (9.1 YPR), 1 TD | B- | B+ | #607 | 412 (28.2%) | 0.74 | KENN ('25) |
| #20 TJ Horton (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/197 | 23 Car, 107 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Rec, 2 Yds, (0.5 YPR), 0 TD | B- | C | #424 | 69 (8%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #32 Charlie Spegal (RB) | SR (0) | 5'10"/216 | 12 Car, 39 Yds, (3.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C- | D+ | #446 | 75 (9%) | 0.78 | IND ('23) |
| #33 Elijah Jackson (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/185 | 6 Car, 97 Yds, (16.2 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 7 Yds, (3.5 YPR), 0 TD | B | A | #415 | 13 (0.6%) | 0.74 | PUR ('25) |
| #21 Jalen Alexander (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/188 | 0 | 0.81 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Wide Receivers | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec Grade | Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #16 Qian Magwood (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'0"/175 | 23 Rec, 207 Yds, (9 YPR), 4 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | F | #380 | 395 (40%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('20) |
| #82 Dahya Patel (WR) | JR ('1) | 6'1"/184 | 7 Rec, 120 Yds, (17.1 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | D | #499 | 138 (14%) | 0 | NA |
| #2 Ty Robinson (WR) | SR (0) | 6'3"/198 | 5 Rec, 69 Yds, (13.8 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | F | #582 | 57 (6%) | 0.83 | COLO ('23) |
| #10 Jamarion McDougle (WR) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/166 | 3 Rec, 47 Yds, (15.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | B- | #660 | 18 (2%) | 0.8 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #19 Nick Presley (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'0"/205 | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | #899 | 25 (3%) | 0.78 | 2* HS ('21) |
| #23 R.J. Mukes III (WR) | SO ('1) | 5'9"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C- | 196 (20%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #83 Eli Hohlt (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/177 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | 2 (0%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #11 Isaiah Thacker (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/192 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 6 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | B | 66 (7%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #17 Trey Firestone (WR) | JR ('1) | 6'3"/203 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | 0.81 | PUR ('24) | ||
| #00 Elisha Durham (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/150 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #88 Donovan Hamilton (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/204 | 0 | 0.84 | PUR ('25) | |||||
| #00 Derion Talbert (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'9"/150 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Gabriel Aramboles (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/196 | 0 | 0.8 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Tight Ends | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rec Grade | Run Block Grade | Pass Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #44 Maximus Webster (TE) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/223 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A+ | B+ | B- | 4 (0%) | 0.8 | 2* HS ('22) | |
| #45 Max Sullivan (TE) | JR ('1) | 6'4"/249 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | 8 (1%) | 0.81 | 3* HS ('22) | |||
| #36 Jeffrey Simmons (TE) | JR ('1) | 6'5"/241 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #85 Kameron Anthony (TE) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/231 | 0 | 0.8 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Offensive Lineman | Yr | H/W | Snaps | Grade | Run Block | Pass Block | Rating | Origin | ||
| #66 Chris Hood (T) | JR ('1) | 6'10"/337 | 545 (60%) | B | B- (39%) | B (61%) | 0.81 | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #72 Cody Smith (T) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/245 | 133 (15%) | F | D (29%) | D+ (71%) | 0.79 | 2* HS ('23) | ||
| #61 Aaron Roberts (T) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/295 | 6 (0.6%) | D | B- (50%) | F (50%) | 0.74 | PUR ('25) | ||
| #00 Sam Spicer (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/275 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Kaden Mayle (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'6"/315 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #64 Jon Mucciolo (G) | GR (0) | 6'4"/313 | 824 (107%) | B | B (38%) | B+ (62%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #61 Luke Dalton (G) | JR ('1) | 6'5"/314 | 26 (3%) | F | F (42%) | F (58%) | 0.82 | CIN ('24) | ||
| #75 Zach Bandy (G) | SO ('3) | 6'5"/276 | 4 (1%) | B | B+ (100%) | F (0%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #68 Grant Haworth (G) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/284 | 2 (0%) | C | C+ (100%) | F (0%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #62 Otto Hess (C) | SR (0) | 6'7"/323 | 27 (1.8%) | B- | B- (81%) | A (19%) | 0.85 | BC ('25) | ||
| #56 Isaac Lucas (C) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/289 | 6 (1%) | C- | C (100%) | F (0%) | 0.8 | 2* HS ('23) | ||
| #65 Jordan King (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/294 | 0.84 | PUR ('25) | ||||||
| #70 Tristan Cook (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/281 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('23) | ||||||
| #78 Yaser Al-Awadi (OL) | JR ('1) | 6'8"/312 | 0.81 | WIU ('24) | ||||||
| #47 Drew Hughes (DT) | SR (0) | 6'2"/304 | 22 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (54%) | D+ (46%) | B (0%) | 405 (50%) | 0.81 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #90 L'Cier Luter (DT) | SR (0) | 6'3"/350 | 6 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (45%) | B- (55%) | 51 (6%) | 0.81 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #93 Scott Hudson (DT) | GR (0) | 6'3"/285 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F (32%) | A- (66%) | D+ (3%) | 200 (25%) | 0 | NA |
| #00 Michael Thacker (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/260 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #56 Ameir Glenn (DL) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/310 | 0 | 0.83 | WAKE ('25) | |||||
| #69 Dion Smith II (DL) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/277 | 0 | 0.78 | 2* HS ('24) | |||||
| Linebackers | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #21 Joey Stemler (LB) | SR (0) | 6'1"/240 | 56 Tac, 30 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 0 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B (44%) | B+ (11%) | D+ (45%) | 544 (98%) | 0.8 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #18 Jackson Wiegold (LB) | SR (0) | 6'2"/223 | 24 Tac, 13 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D (50%) | B+ (4%) | B+ (46%) | 177 (32%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #22 Jack Beebe (LB) | SR (0) | 6'1"/222 | 24 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (69%) | B+ (3%) | D (28%) | 106 (19%) | 0 | NA |
| #6 Caden Johnson (LB) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/240 | 22 Tac, 13 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (58%) | A- (25%) | A- (17%) | 69 (12%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #33 Darin Conley (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/235 | 16 Tac, 9 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (35%) | A (65%) | 313 (56%) | 0 | NA | |
| #41 Ben Marsh (LB) | JR ('2) | 6'3"/235 | 8 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (46%) | D (54%) | 145 (26%) | 0.81 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #48 Sam Feeney (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/187 | 7 Tac, 6 Solo, 3 TFL, 3 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D (42%) | A+ (52%) | D (6%) | 69 (12%) | 0.84 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #59 Jackson Constantine (LB) | JR ('1) | 6'3"/245 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (59%) | D+ (41%) | C+ (0%) | 17 (3%) | 0 | NA |
| #31 DeJuan Echoles Jr. (LB) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/233 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (70%) | C (20%) | C+ (10%) | 10 (2%) | 0.76 | 2* HS ('22) |
| #19 Deondre Shepherd (LB) | SO ('3) | 5'10"/180 | D+ (68%) | C- (11%) | B+ (21%) | 28 (3%) | 0.85 | CCU ('25) | ||
| #00 Lucas Szymborski (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/200 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Mikeah Webster (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/230 | 0 | 0.81 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #42 Layton Starks (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/203 | 0 | 0.78 | 2* HS ('24) | |||||
| Secondary | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #15 Eric McClain (CB) | SO ('3) | 5'10"/173 | 24 Tac, 18 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F (49%) | F (51%) | 281 (33%) | 0.81 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #20 Willizhuan Yates (CB) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/149 | 17 Tac, 12 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B (45%) | D+ (55%) | 329 (38%) | 0.78 | 2* HS ('24) | |
| #46 Jalon Jones (CB) | JR ('1) | 5'10"/181 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (58%) | D+ (42%) | 43 (5%) | 0 | NA | |
| #00 Donovan Lanier (CB) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/160 | 0 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #4 Jordan Coleman (S) | JR ('1) | 6'0"/181 | 42 Tac, 23 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (45%) | A (0%) | F (55%) | 775 (66%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #15 Ashton Whitner (S) | JR ('1) | 5'11"/198 | 26 Tac, 11 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (61%) | D (4%) | B- (36%) | 135 (7.2%) | 0.82 | ODU ('25) |
| #34 Derek Fields (S) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/193 | 8 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (49%) | C- (7%) | F (44%) | 72 (6%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #45 Cole Earlewine (S) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/205 | 7 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (61%) | C+ (3%) | B (37%) | 38 (3%) | 0 | NA |
| #23 Alfred Chea (S) | GR (0) | 6'3"/220 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C (100%) | 1 (0%) | 0.83 | CONN ('25) | ||
| #29 Michael Gravely Jr. (S) | SR ('0) | 6'1"/205 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0.85 | WMU ('25) | |||
| #10 Jahmad Harmon (S) | JR (0) | 5'11"/170 | B+ (43%) | B (4%) | D+ (53%) | 705 (60%) | 0.79 | 2* HS ('22) | ||
| #30 Avery Stuart (S) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/186 | C (38%) | B- (63%) | 16 (0.6%) | 0.9 | UK ('25) | |||
| #00 Tobi Adewoyin (S) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/185 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #23 Jordan Suggs (DB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/160 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #29 Micah Lillard (DB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/188 | 0 | 0.8 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #39 Zavier Simpson (DB) | SR ('0) | 6'2"/201 | 0 | 0.78 | 2* HS ('21) | |||||
| Kickers | Yr | H/W | Field Goals | XPs | Points | FG Grade | Kickoffs | Rating | Origin | |
| #98 Carson Holmer (K) | JR ('1) | 6'1"/206 | 2/2 (100%), Long 40 Yds | 5/5 | 11 Pts | C+ | F | 0 | NA | |
| Punters | Yr | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin | ||
| #38 Brian Cooey Jr. (P) | GR (0) | 5'11"/172 | D | A | 0 | NA | ||||
| #43 Adam Saul (P) | SR ('0) | 6'6"/192 | 0.74 | WASH ('25) |
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 498, #109 in CFB. 0.81 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 1.28%
Breakdown - Offense: 222.86 (40) Defense: 182.1 (35) ST: 2.96 (3)
78 Total players, 19 from Transfer Portal. 18.4% of roster is from the Portal.
23 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 22.3% of roster is from this years Portal, 35 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 1 very good players, 1 good players, 51 JAGS, 8 low JAGS, 5 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 2348 (22%), JR: 3888 (37%), SR: 2825 (27%), GR: 1470 (14%)
25 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.
QB Exp: (11%), Prod: (0%) Ball State lost their starting QB from last year. QB Walter Taylor III was taken in Portal to compete for the starting job.
RB Exp: (46%), Prod: (44%) Ball State lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
Ball State lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (46%), Prod: (21%) OL Experience: T: (38%): G: (56%): C: (3%):
Ball State OL: 2 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (0%) DT: (41%)
LB Experience: (88%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (38%) S: (71%)
Kicker Experience: (55%), Punter: (100%)
Return Experience - QB 11%, Skill Players 31%, Off Line 32%, Front Seven 43%, Secondary 55% | Offense 29% - Defense 48%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 0%, Rush Yds: 44%, Rec Yds: 21%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 42%, Sacks: 45%, QB Hurries: 26%, TFLs: 43%, Pass Def: 33%, INTs: 38%