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Ball State Cardinals Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Ball State Cardinals are 1-5 in the MAC.

1-511th in MACMultiple 11 / 12Odd 3-4

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Mike Uremovich / Jeff Knowles

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

Multiple 11 / 12

Offensive scheme type
Multiple 11 / 12
Personnel
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
Primary run scheme
Inside zone / gap
Primary offensive line scheme
Gap-zone

Offensive aggression

Attacking · 58

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Uremovich, the HC, is the listed offensive play-caller: multiple, physical run game.

Defense

Odd 3-4

Defensive scheme type
Odd 3-4
Base front
Odd nickel 3-4
Front
3-4
Defensive line technique
Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage
Cover 3 / Cover 4
Primary press technique
Press-bail

Defensive aggression

Attacking · 62

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Knowles, 3rd year, calls a 3-4.

115 players · ESPN · on3 · refreshes with transactions and injuries.

Path tags: High school high-school signing, JUCO junior college, Portal transfer portal. On3 HS is the Industry recruiting grade from the high-school cycle — stars, national rank, class year. Portal grades live on the player profile. Career logos run left to right from On3 transfer history and 247Sports — JUCO marks included when they actually went JUCO. Click a column to sort.

Offense53

54*Evan DownerOL6' 4"300—FRPalatine, ILHigh school—Active
55*Michael VaronOL6' 3"301—SOPalatine, ILPortal—Active
56*Jacob JeudyOL6' 3"290—SRMiami, FLPortal—Active
57*Nolan CiceroOL6' 4"301—FRCrown Point, INHigh school—Active
60Blake ScriberOL6' 2"303—JRCincinnati, OHPortal—Active
61Luke DaltonOL6' 4"304—SRCrystal Lake, ILPortal—Active
62Sam SpicerOL6' 4"300—FRMount Juliet, TNHigh school—Active
63Maxwell WentzOL6' 3"301—SRHuntington, WVPortal—Active
65Ryan EldridgeOL6' 7"287—SOGoshen, INPortal—Active
66Chris HoodOL6' 10"330—SRKendallville, INPortal—Active
67Jackson RuessOL6' 4"298—SRCrown Point, INPortal—Active
68Grant HaworthOL6' 2"303—JRFishers, INPortal—Active
70Tristan CookOL6' 6"300—JRLexington, KYPortal—Active
71Brady BarrowmanOL6' 4"303—SOMinooka, ILPortal—Active
72Brady WeberOL6' 6"258—FRGreenwood, INHigh school—Active
73Cole MosierOL6' 4"305—SRColumbia City, INPortal—Active
75Zach BandyOL6' 5"297—JRAvon, INPortal—Active
76CJ ZeltwangerOL6' 4"300—SOWest Lafayette, INPortal—Active
77Misael SandovalOL6' 6"312—SRChula Vista, CAPortal—Active
78Kaden MayleOL6' 5"288—SOFremont, OHPortal—Active
79Zion HaneyOL6' 3"301—FRIndianapolis, INHigh school—Active
6*Keldric LusterQB5' 10"250—SRMcKinney, TXPortal3★ · No. 1444 · '23Active
9*Tyler MizzellQB6' 1"170—SRDenver, NCPortal—Active
13*Khalel WrightQB6' 1"195—SOCharlotte, NCPortal—Active
16*Mason AtkinsQB6' 3"218—FRNorth Aurora, ILHigh school—Active
18*Bodie DerrerQB6' 2"211—JRArcadia, INPortal—Active
0*Elijah JacksonRB5' 8"182—SRIndianapolis, INPortal—Active
2*Jalen BondsRB6' 0"215—SOIndianapolis, INPortal—Active
3*Johnny Thompson Jr.RB5' 10"193—SRPacoima, CAPortal—Active
4*TJ HortonRB5' 10"200—SRLexington, KYPortal—Active
21*Anthony McMullen Jr.RB5' 10"217—FRAkron, OHHigh school—Active
25*Char'rese BreveardRB5' 8"184—FRElkhart, INHigh school—Active
24*Tate HooverTE6' 2"252—SRManhattan, KSPortal—Active
41Zach BeckerTE6' 3"223—FRVernon Hills, ILHigh school—Active
42AJ SeymourTE6' 4"235—FRBrookfield, WIHigh school—Active
44Lucas AndresenTE6' 3"220—FRChicago, ILHigh school—Active
81Leo CollinsTE6' 3"234—SREvansville, INPortal—Active
86Mason RigginsTE6' 5"248—SOZionsville, INPortal—Active
87Cole CoonrodTE6' 5"243—SRManhattan, KSPortal—Active
88Alex ScherleTE6' 4"255—SRRochester Hills, MIPortal—Active
89Sean WardTE6' 5"255—SRCleveland, OHPortal—Active
1*Donovan HamiltonWR6' 4"210—JRFishers, INPortal—Active
5*Jabari SmithWR5' 9"160—SROrlando, FLPortal—Active
7*CJ NelsonHOUWR5' 11"184—SRNorth Richland Hills, TXPortal—Active
8*Corey Thompson Jr.WR5' 10"168—SRSan Diego, CAPortal—Active
10*Jamarion McDougleWR6' 0"180—SRDeerfield Beach, FLPortal—Active
11*Isaiah ThackerWR5' 11"195—SRNew Palestine, INPortal—Active
14*Elisha DurhamWR6' 1"175—SOPontiac, MIPortal—Active
15*Tayshon BardoWR6' 0"180—FRElkhart, INHigh school—Active
17*DJ YoungWR6' 0"174—JRLafayette, INPortal—Active
80Derion TalbertWR5' 8"157—SOLexington, KYPortal—Active
83Eli HohltWR6' 0"185—SRGreenwood, INPortal—Active
85Ace CooperWR5' 10"162—FRCincinnati, OHHigh school—Active

Defense56

0*Derek FieldsDB6' 1"192—SRSaint Charles, MOPortal—Active
1*Sterling SmithDB5' 11"198—SRIndianapolis, INPortal—Active
2*Quentavius ScandrettDB6' 3"206—SRClayton, GAPortal—Active
2*Tobi AdewoyinDB5' 11"185—SOAtlanta, GAPortal—Active
4*Will YatesDB6' 0"177—JRSpringboro, OHPortal—Active
5*Chris JacksonDB5' 11"172—SRSan Diego, CAPortal—Active
8*Avery StuartDB6' 1"206—SRMontgomery, ALPortal—Active
12Deondre ShepherdDB5' 11"195—JRMcKinney, TXPortal—Active
13*Kamron ChambleDB5' 11"180—SODaytona Beach, FLPortal—Active
14*Anthony PinnaceDB6' 0"155—SRYpsilanti, MIPortal—Active
17*Kamari WilliamsDB6' 1"190—JRBaltimore, MDPortal—Active
18*Cedric Franklin IIDB6' 1"187—JRMableton, GAPortal—Active
19*Zyon HillDB6' 3"182—FRFishers, INHigh school—Active
20Cole EarlewineDB5' 11"206—SRFishers, INPortal—Active
21*Gabe ArambolesDB5' 11"215—SOWestfield, INPortal—Active
22DBGavin Yates-LyonsDB6' 2"175—FRGreenville, FLHigh school—Active
23Jordan SuggsDB6' 0"178—JRO'Fallon, ILPortal—Active
24*Dianté GriffinDB5' 9"192—SRLima, OHPortal—Active
28Stone PerkinsDB5' 11"198—FRLouisville, KYHigh school—Active
29Micah LillardDB6' 1"198—JRLafayette, INPortal—Active
30Donovan LanierDB6' 0"174—SOWinter Garden, FLPortal—Active
35Drew BosticDB5' 8"175—FRBrownsburg, INHigh school—Active
38*Jayden BernavilDB5' 7"193—SRIndianapolis, INPortal—Active
45*Sebastian MooreDB6' 0"170—FRFort Wayne, INHigh school—Active
3*George OkorieDE6' 3"240—JRVancouver, CanadaPortal—Active
7*Ben MarshDE6' 2"252—SRHilliard, OHPortal—Active
10*Austin StiefDAVDE6' 4"215—SROrlando, FLPortal—Active
33Jamar BirdenDE6' 2"233—SOWaycross, GAPortal—Active
39Maverick GracioDE6' 4"245—SRWest Palm Beach, FLPortal—Active
51CJ SanchezDT6' 4"280—FRNorth Judson, INHigh school—Active
52Michael ThackerDT6' 0"290—SONew Palestine, INPortal—Active
54*Spencer VakaDT6' 1"303—SRShawnee, KSPortal—Active
55*Dominic InfeliseDT6' 3"300—FRNew Lenox, ILHigh school—Active
56*Ameir GlennDT6' 1"304—JRFairburn, GAPortal—Active
57*Reese HillDT6' 3"296—JRGreenfield, INPortal—Active
58Keilan SmithDT6' 2"335—SRPickerington, OHPortal—Active
74Khristian ZacharyDT6' 3"278—SRFayetteville, GAPortal—Active
90Lincoln MasonDT6' 6"289—SOWilsonville, ORPortal—Active
93Mason HolbrookDT6' 2"270—FRHamilton, OHHigh school—Active
94Ka'Shawn ThomasDT6' 0"291—SRBrunswick, GAPortal—Active
96Joshua ColemanDT6' 1"290—FRAmericus, GAHigh school—Active
97Myles HancockDT6' 1"296—JRCorona, CAPortal—Active
99Kendrick GilbertLOUDT6' 4"255—SRIndianapolis, INPortal—Active
6*Cincear LewisCINLB6' 2"222—SRKalamazoo, MIPortal—Active
9*Justin ThomasLB6' 0"241—SRFlossmoor, ILPortal—Active
11*Layton StarksLB6' 4"235—JRVersailles, KYPortal—Active
15*Jovan ClarkLB5' 10"200—SOChicago, ILPortal—Active
16*Kaleb StewartLB6' 0"246—JRBroward County, FLPortal—Active
25*Mikeah WebsterLB6' 1"238—SOSheridan, INPortal—Active
26Lucas SzymborskiLB6' 1"220—SOCrown Point, INPortal—Active
27Gavin ForshaLB6' 3"224—SRNashville, TNPortal—Active
31Jared BadieLB6' 3"236—SRAurora, ILPortal—Active
36Cole MynettLB6' 0"224—FRMuncie, INHigh school—Active
40Gannon KnowlesLB6' 0"205—FRIndianapolis, INHigh school—Active
48Sam FeeneyLB6' 2"205—JRIndianapolis, INPortal—Active
50Carsen BurckhardtLB5' 10"225—SOLong Lake, MNPortal—Active

Special Teams6

34Coby TrippLS6' 0"200—SOSpring Arbor, MIPortal—Active
45*Caden BrittonLS5' 10"204—SRNew Albany, OHPortal—Active
19*Lachlan MathiesonP6' 2"185—FRMelbourne, AustraliaHigh school—Active
32Cole StumbaughP6' 2"220—JRPlainfield, ILPortal—Active
37Hudson FienePK5' 10"177—SRYorkville, ILPortal—Active
38*Brody BoehmPK6' 1"203—JRWestfield, INPortal—Active

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Ball State Cardinals are 1-5 in the MAC. The offense is Multiple 11 / 12 and the defense is Odd 3-4. Play-callers are Mike Uremovich / Jeff Knowles.

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