Running back, Ball State, 2025–⁠26

Jalen Bonds

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2026)
Freshman
Hometown
Indianapolis, IN

Jalen Bonds plays running back for Ball State. Last time out, at Bowling Green: 6 carries, 21 yards; 2 catches, 19 yards.

2026 so far

147 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 6 carries, 21 yards; 2 catches, 19 yards at Bowling Green, W 32–⁠31

Next game: vs. Sacramento State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 9@OSU
  2. 77STBK
  3. 4@LIB
  4. 36@KENT
  5. 21@BGSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Ball State27772.9115
2026Ball State301474.9249
Career572243.9349

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Ball State25226.0054
2026Ball State1011211.2138
Career1216413.7154

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Ball State2RBYr 1
2026Ball State2RBFr. (Yr 2)6′0″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Ball State29-0.09––-2.715%
2026Ball State400.2581st (n=478)0.109.913%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Ball State27%2.700.801.5020%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Ball State 5 games, 147 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atOhio StateL 3–⁠56390160
Sep 12vs.Stony BrookW 41–⁠1767711231
Sep 19atLibertyL 15–⁠51440170
Sep 26atKent StateL 13–⁠26113615570
Oct 17atBowling GreenW 32–⁠3162102190
2025 Ball State 3 games, 77 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 15vs.Eastern MichiganL 9–⁠244601−20
Nov 22atToledoL 9–⁠38165801540
Nov 29atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠457131–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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