Complete Ball State Cardinals Football Roster (Updated 2026)

Quarterback

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
16	Mason Atkins	QB	6' 2''	210	Freshman	North Aurora, IL
18	Bodie Derrer	QB	6' 2''	210	Junior	Arcadia, IN
6	Keldric Luster	QB	5' 10''	248	Senior	McKinney, TX
9	Tyler Mizzell	QB	6' 0''	176	Senior	Denver, NC
13	Khalel Wright	QB	6' 0''	194	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC

Running Back

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
2	Jalen Bonds	RB	6' 0''	220	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN
25	Char'rese Breveard	RB	5' 8''	175	Freshman	Elkhart, IN
4	TJ Horton	RB	5' 10''	201	Senior	Lexington, KY
0	Elijah Jackson	RB	5' 8''	181	Senior	Indianapolis, IN
21	Anthony McMullen	RB	5' 10''	216	Freshman	Massillon, OH
20	Johnny Thompson Jr.	RB	5' 10''	198	Senior	Canoga Park, CA

Wide Receiver

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
15	Tayshon Bardo	WR	6' 0''	175	Freshman	Elkhart, IN
85	Ace Cooper	WR	5' 10''	166	Freshman	Cincinnati, OH
14	Elisha Durham	WR	6' 0''	168	Sophomore	Pontiac, MI
1	Donovan Hamilton	WR	6' 3''	217	Junior	Fishers, IN
83	Eli Hohlt	WR	6' 0''	181	Senior	Greenwood, IN
10	Jamarion McDougle	WR	6' 0''	180	Senior	Deerfield Beach, FL
7	CJ Nelson	WR	5' 10''	180	Senior	North Richland Hills, TX
5	Jabari Smith Jr.	WR	5' 8''	163	Senior	Orlando, FL
80	Derion Talbert	WR	5' 8''	162	Sophomore	Lexington, KY
11	Isaiah Thacker	WR	5' 10''	196	Senior	New Palestine, IN
3	Corey Thompson Jr.	WR	5' 10''	167	Senior	San Diego, CA

Tight Ends

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
44	Lucas Andresen	TE	6' 2''	210	Freshman	Chicago, IL
41	Zach Becker	TE	6' 2''	210	Freshman	Vernon Hills, IL
81	Leo Collins	TE	6' 2''	233	Senior	Evansville, IN
88	Ryan Eldridge	TE	6' 7''	289	Sophomore	Goshen, IN
84	Tate Hoover	TE	6' 2''	254	Senior	Manhattan, KS
8	Mason Riggins	TE	6' 5''	255	Sophomore	Zionsville, IN
12	Alex Scherle	TE	6' 3''	234	Senior	Rochester Hills, MI
42	AJ Seymour	TE	6' 2''	215	Freshman	Brookfield, WI
89	Sean Ward	TE	6' 5''	255	Senior	Cleveland, OH

Offensive Line

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
75	Zach Bandy	OL	6' 5''	293	Junior	Avon, IN
71	Brady Barrowman	OL	6' 3''	304	Sophomore	Minooka, IL
57	Nolan Cicero	OL	6' 3''	304	Freshman	Crown Point, IN
70	Tristan Cook	OL	6' 5''	291	Junior	Lexington, KY
61	Luke Dalton	OL	6' 5''	300	Senior	Crystal Lake, IL
54	Evan Downer	OL	6' 3''	285	Freshman	Palatine, IL
79	Zion Haney	OL	6' 3''	280	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN
68	Grant Haworth	OL	6' 2''	299	Junior	Fishers, IN
66	Chris Hood	OL	6' 9''	327	Senior	Kendallville, IN
56	Jacob Jeudy	OL	6' 2''	289	Senior	Miami, FL
78	Kaden Mayle	OL	6' 5''	274	Sophomore	Fremont, OH
73	Cole Mosier	OL	6' 3''	302	Senior	Columbia City, IN
67	Jackson Ruess	OL	6' 3''	302	Senior	Crown Point, IN
77	Misael Sandoval	OL	6' 5''	332	Senior	Chula Vista, CA
60	Blake Scriber	OL	6' 2''	287	Junior	Cincinnati, OH
62	Sam Spicer	OL	6' 3''	295	Freshman	Mount Juliet, TN
55	Michael Varon	OL	6' 2''	308	Sophomore	Palatine, IL
72	Brady Weber	OL	6' 5''	275	Freshman	Greenwood, IN
63	Maxwell Wentz	OL	6' 3''	295	Senior	Huntington, WV
76	CJ Zeltwanger	OL	6' 3''	295	Sophomore	West Lafayette, IN

Defensive Line

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
91	Jamar Birden	DE	6' 2''	225	Sophomore	Waycross, GA
39	Maverick Gracio	DE	6' 3''	252	Senior	West Palm Beach, FL
7	Ben Marsh	DE	6' 2''	247	Senior	Hilliard, OH
3	George Okorie	DE	6' 2''	253	Junior	Vancouver, BC
96	Joshua Coleman	DT	6' 2''	300	Freshman	Americus, GA
99	Kendrick Gilbert	DT	6' 3''	271	Senior	Indianapolis, IN
56	Ameir Glenn	DT	6' 0''	303	Junior	Fairburn, GA
57	Reese Hill	DT	6' 2''	302	Junior	Greenfield, IN
93	Mason Holbrook	DT	6' 2''	268	Freshman	Hamilton, OH
55	Dominic Infelise	DT	6' 3''	285	Freshman	New Lenox, IL
90	Lincoln Mason	DT	6' 5''	285	Sophomore	Wilsonville, OR
51	CJ Sanchez	DT	5' 6''	250	Freshman	North Judson, IN
95	Keilan Smith	DT	6' 2''	326	Senior	Pickerington, OH
52	Michael Thacker	DT	6' 0''	304	Sophomore	New Palestine, IN
94	Ka'Shawn Thomas	DT	6' 0''	292	Senior	Brunswick, GA
54	Spencer Vaka	DT	6' 0''	299	Senior	Shawnee, KS
74	Khristian Zachary	DT	6' 2''	303	Senior	Fayetteville, GA

Linebackers

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
31	Jared Badie	LB	6' 2''	237	Senior	Aurora, IL
50	Carsen Burckhardt	LB	5' 10''	223	Sophomore	Long Lake, MN
15	Jovan Clark	LB	5' 10''	203	Sophomore	Chicago, IL
48	Sam Feeney	LB	6' 2''	205	Junior	Indianapolis, IN
30	Gavin Forsha	LB	6' 2''	224	Senior	Nashville, TN
	Gannon Knowles	LB	6' 0''	210	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN
6	Cincear Lewis	LB	6' 2''	227	Senior	Kalamazoo, MI
36	Cole Mynett	LB	6' 2''	220	Freshman	Muncie, IN
42	Layton Starks	LB	6' 3''	237	Junior	Versailles, KY
16	Kaleb Stewart	LB	6' 0''	248	Junior	Miramar, FL
26	Lucas Szymborski	LB	6' 0''	221	Sophomore	Crown Point, IN
9	Justin Thomas	LB	6' 0''	242	Senior	Flossmoor, IL
25	Mikeah Webster	LB	6' 0''	243	Sophomore	Sheridan, IN

Special

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
38	Brody Boehm	K	6' 0''	208	Junior	Westfield, IN
98	Carson Holmer	K	6' 0''	210	Senior	Avon, IN
92	Cole Stumbaugh	P	6' 2''	223	Junior	Plainfield, IL
45	Caden Britton	LS	5' 10''	208	Senior	New Albany, OH
34	Coby Tripp	LS	5' 10''	202	Sophomore	Spring Arbor, MI