2011 Ball State roster

99 players. From 14 states; the most from Ohio (33) and Indiana (30). The 2011 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
10	Keith Wenning QB3-star recruit	6′3″		Coldwater, OH	2,478 passing yards, 17 TD
5	Kelly Page QB	6′3″		Sunnyvale, TX	70 passing yards
16	Brooks Medaris QB	5′10″	191	Muncie, IN
19	Taylor Bockrath QB	6′5″	210	Cincinnati, OH

Running backs 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
32	Jahwan Edwards RB	5′10″		Matthews, NC	726 rushing yards, 10 TD
28	Barrington Scott RB	5′11″		Fort Wayne, IN	370 rushing yards, 1 TD
23	Dwayne Donigan RB	5′5″		Indianapolis, IN	179 rushing yards, 1 TD
9	Phil Dudley RB	5′9″		Pittsburgh, PA	1 return, 16 yards
4	Horactio Banks RB	5′8″		Chicago, IL
7	Cory Sykes RB	5′7″		Harvey, IL
12	Toney Williams RB	6′1″		Alpharetta, GA
21	David Brown RB	5′10″		Shelbyville, IN
39	Nick Najem RB	5′11″	200	Indianapolis, IN

Receivers 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
1	Briggs Orsbon WR3-star recruit	6′0″		Convoy, OH	57 catches, 553 yards, 4 TD
12	Torieal Gibson WR	5′9″		Cleveland, OH	40 catches, 478 yards, 1 TD
85	Jack Tomlinson WR	5′9″		Westerville, OH	34 catches, 297 yards, 2 TD
2	Jamill Smith WR	5′8″		Muncie, IN	32 catches, 365 yards, 3 TD
3	Willie Snead WR	5′11″		Belle Glade, FL	28 catches, 327 yards, 2 TD
81	Connor Ryan WR	6′1″		Westlake, OH	23 catches, 235 yards, 1 TD
6	Dion Lewis WR	5′10″	171	Hammond, IN
10	Chris Shillings WR2-star recruit	6′1″		Columbus, IN
17	Shane Belle WR	6′2″	199	Cleveland, OH
20	Jared Scaringe WR	5′9″	174	Indianapolis, IN
28	Richard Saint-Victor WR	6′2″	216	Miami, FL
86	Ryan Summers WR	6′0″	166	Olentangy, OH
87	Jacolby Owens WR	6′3″	216	South Holland, IL

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
88	Zane Fakes TE	6′3″		Plainfield, IN	16 catches, 140 yards
11	Aaron Mershman TE	6′2″		Bowling Green, OH	5 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD
89	David Schneider TE	6′2″		Cincinnati, OH	4 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD
40	Dylan Curry TE	6′5″		Frankfort, KY
43	Jacob Green TE	6′3″	226	Wyoming, OH
84	Derek Orr TE	6′5″	235	Marshallville, OH

Offensive line 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
54	Jerrod Gray C3-star recruit	6′3″	276	Bradley, IL
61	Taylor Hoke C	6′1″	298	New Albany, IN
63	Chris Sparrow OG	6′1″	303	Scotts, MI
64	David Raffin OL	6′3″	305	Chesterton, IN
65	Jalen Schlachter OG3-star recruit	6′6″	316	Corunna, MI
66	Kreg Hunter C	6′3″	294	Lebanon, IN
70	Jordan Hansel OG	6′4″	326	Covington, KY
71	Bryan Ford OT	6′4″	306	Southfield, MI
72	Cameron Lowry OT	6′6″	293	Indianapolis, IN
73	Dan Manick C	6′4″	290	Dyer, IN
74	Tyler Rayburn OG	6′3″	299	Columbus, IN
75	Matthew Page OT	6′6″	300	East Chicago, IN
76	Rayondon Kennedy OG	6′2″	280	Dolton, IL
77	Austin Holtz OT2-star recruit	6′5″	300	Holt, MI
78	Kevin Gall OT	6′5″	285	Granger, IN
79	Kitt O’Brien OG	6′5″		Walton, IN

Defensive line 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
9	Michael Ayers DE	6′1″	252	Elks Grove, CA
35	Keenan Noel NT2-star recruit	6′1″		Columbus, IN
41	Andrew Puthoff DE	6′3″		St. Henry, OH
44	Ryan Hartke DE	6′4″		St. Henry, OH
52	Nick Miles DE2-star recruit	6′2″	255	Burlington, NC
56	Anthony Kukwa DE	6′3″	217	Perry, OH
83	Trey Gardner DE2-star recruit	6′4″	227	Petersburg, VA
90	Harold Hogue NT	6′0″	269	Indianapolis, IN
91	Chris Hinton DL	6′1″	247	Brownstown, IN
92	Nathan Ollie DT	6′1″	295	Chicago, IL
93	Joel Cox DT	6′1″	288	Greenwood, IN
95	Matt Fox DE	6′4″	230	West Chester, OH
97	Donovan Jarrett NT	6′3″	327	Hamilton, OH
98	Ian Anderson DT	6′3″	277	Greensboro, NC
99	Adam Morris DT	6′0″	279	Dublin, OH

Linebackers 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
8	Travis Freeman LB	6′0″		Cleveland, OH	1 INT
15	Aaron Morris LB	6′0″		South Euclid, OH	1 INT
11	Jonathan Newsome LB	6′3″		Cleveland, OH
17	Kenneth Lee LB	6′2″		Indianapolis, IN
17	Zac Jordan LB	5′10″	198	Cincinnati, OH
19	Ben Ingle LB	6′1″		West Harrison, IN
26	Avery Bailey LB	6′1″		Cleveland, OH
32	Lorren Womack LB	6′0″		Huber Heights, OH
42	Julian Boyd LB	6′1″	230	Roswell, GA
47	Tony Martin LB	6′0″		Park Hills, MO
50	Trent Toothman LB	6′0″	236	Salem, OH
51	Steve Spence LB	6′2″	225	Norfolk, VA
56	Justin Cruz LB	5′11″		Fleming Island, FL

Defensive backs 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
20	Joshua Howard S	6′1″		Inkster, MI	3 INT
25	Sean Baker S	6′1″		Canfield, OH	2 INT
6	Jason Pinkston CB	6′1″		Cleveland, OH	1 INT
6	Jeffery Garrett CB3-star recruit	6′0″		Indianapolis, IN	1 INT
23	Kyle Hoke S3-star recruit	5′11″		Sugar Land, TX	1 INT
13	Armand Dehaney CB	5′6″		Maple Heights, OH	1 return, 0 yards
7	Andre Dawson CB	6′0″		Lewis Center, OH	1 catch, 7 yards
5	Eric Patterson CB	5′10″		Tampa, FL
16	Curtez Hawkins CB	5′9″	181	Ferguson, MO
16	Keith Lee CB	5′8″	178	Walton, IN
22	Quintin Cooper CB3-star recruit	5′7″		Clayton, OH
27	Kendall Moore CB	6′1″	175	Indianapolis, IN
34	Odis Prunty CB	5′10″	175	Cleveland, OH
39	Brandon Kish S	5′10″	200	Amherst, OH

Specialists 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
14	Steven Schott PK	6′0″		Massillon, OH	15 of 18 field goals
18	Scott Kovanda P	6′3″		Hartland, MI	57 punts, 43.6 average
1	Scott Secor PK	5′8″		New Lenox, IL	3 punts, 36.3 average
44	Augustus Ervin P	5′11″	192	Brownsburg, IN
46	Garrett Mack LS	6′3″	203	Indianapolis, IN

Athletes and others 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
21	Christopher Calloway	5′11″	202	Bradenton, FL
27	J.C. Wade	5′10″	195	Madisonville, KY
29	Brian Jones 3-star recruit	5′10″		Chicago, IL
49	Joseph Fazio	5′11″	208	Cedarburg, WI

Hometowns of the 2011 Ball State roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Ohio 33
Indiana 30
Illinois 8
Michigan 6
Florida 5
Kentucky 3
North Carolina 3
Texas 2

Top counties

Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 10
Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 9
Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6
Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 4
Lake County, Indiana pop. 500,000 3

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2011 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.