2014 Ball State roster

113 players. From 17 states; the most from Indiana (45) and Illinois (11). The 2014 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
14	Jack Milas QB3-star recruit	6′1″	205	Arlington Heights, IL	1,302 passing yards, 9 TD
15	Ozzie Mann QB	6′1″		Hartford City, IN	1,281 passing yards, 10 TD
7	Kyle Kamman QB	6′0″		Columbus, IN
11	David Morrison QB3-star recruit	6′1″	195	Fort Wayne, IN

Running backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
32	Jahwan Edwards RB	5′10″		Matthews, NC	1,252 rushing yards, 12 TD
4	Horactio Banks RB	5′8″		Chicago, IL	353 rushing yards, 1 TD
6	Teddy Williamson RB	5′9″		O’Fallon, MO	56 rushing yards
25	Darian Green RB	5′8″	185	Lafayette, IN	48 rushing yards
20	Jimmy Crumley RB	5′8″	164	Fort Wayne, IN
27	McKenzee Nash RB	5′9″	170	Muncie, IN

Receivers 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
16	KeVonn Mabon WR	6′2″		St. Louis, MO	59 catches, 717 yards, 5 TD
	Jordan Williams-Lambert WR3-star recruit				56 catches, 753 yards, 6 TD
10	Chris Shillings WR2-star recruit	6′1″		Columbus, IN	28 catches, 293 yards, 1 TD
11	Corey Lacanaria WR	5′8″	164	Farmington Hills, MI	22 catches, 180 yards, 1 TD
80	Aaron Hepp WR	6′1″		Indianapolis, IN	9 returns, 36 yards
1	Jordan Hogue WR3-star recruit	6′0″	185	Fort Wayne, IN	9 catches, 107 yards, 2 TD
11	Kendrick Mullen WR	5′7″	163	Fort Wayne, IN
13	Brennan Gillis WR	6′6″	228	Indianapolis, IN
17	Shane Belle WR	6′2″	199	Cleveland, OH
18	Efe Scott-Emuakpor WR3-star recruit	6′3″		East Lansing, MI
19	Devin Reece WR	6′2″	215	Westfield, IN
24	Ralph Smith III WR	5′8″	164	Avon, OH
38	Nick Chapel WR	5′10″	175	Fort Wayne, IN
85	Cywettnie Brown WR	6′0″		Chicago, IL

Tight ends 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
40	Dylan Curry TE	6′5″		Frankfort, KY	9 catches, 108 yards, 3 TD
17	Sam Brunner TE	6′2″		Washington, MI	1 catch, 4 yards
39	Andrew Spears TE	6′1″		Greenfield, IN	1 catch, 0 yards
39	John Godfrey TE	6′1″	245	South Bend, IN
41	Darren Bost TE	6′1″	232	Indianapolis, IN
44	Michael Raby TE	6′3″		Sheridan, IN
86	Calvin Blank TE3-star recruit	6′4″	243	Terre Haute, IN
88	Garrett Johnson TE	6′4″	235	St. Charles, IL
88	Logan Curry TE	6′4″	250	Frankfort, KY

Offensive line 21

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
53	Malik King OL	6′3″	305	Muskegon, MI
61	Taylor Hoke C	6′1″	298	New Albany, IN
62	Jacob Richard C	6′1″	286	Carmel, IN
64	Andrew Poenitsch OL	6′3″	276	Waukesha, WI
64	P.J. Scott OL	6′2″	293	Morris, OK
65	Jalen Schlachter OG3-star recruit	6′6″	316	Corunna, MI
66	Steven Bell OL	6′5″	294	Cincinnati, OH
67	Nick Plavchak OL	6′5″	300	Carmel, IN
68	Jeremiah Harvey OL	6′1″	302	Culver, IN
69	Ian Anderson OT	6′3″	295	Greensboro, NC
70	Alex Joss OL	6′4″	299	Novi, MI
71	Bryan Ford OT	6′4″	306	Southfield, MI
71	Zac Ricketts OL	6′4″	292	Bremen, IN
72	Haris Vrabac OL3-star recruit	6′7″	340	Warren, MI
73	Pat Maloney OL	6′2″	285	Niles, IL
74	Tyler Rayburn OG	6′3″	299	Columbus, IN
75	Vinnie Palazeti OL3-star recruit	6′4″	295	Owosso, MI
76	Connor Stefanski OL	6′3″	288	Waukesha, WI
77	Alex Orndorff OL	6′7″	300	Lawrenceburg, IN
78	Drake Miller OL2-star recruit	6′5″	307	Sturgis, MI
79	Jarrid Lloyd OL	6′5″	271	Naperville, IL

Defensive line 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
35	Keenan Noel NT2-star recruit	6′1″		Columbus, IN	1 return, 12 yards
3	Nick Miles DE2-star recruit	6′2″	250	Burlington, NC
9	Michael Ayers DE	6′1″	252	Elks Grove, CA
49	Kyle Seger DE	6′1″	247	Huntingburg, IN
52	Fred Schroeder DE	6′2″	284	Yuma, AZ
57	Joshua Posley DE	6′1″		Indianapolis, IN
58	Billy Davis DE	6′4″	235	Westfield, IN
83	Trey Gardner DE2-star recruit	6′4″	227	Petersburg, VA
90	Daniel Garces DL	6′1″	230	Matthews, NC
91	Tracy Key DL	6′2″	232	Harvey, IL
92	Julian Jackson DL	6′1″	298	Los Angeles, CA
93	Kevin Willis DT3-star recruit	6′2″	300	Indianapolis, IN
94	Osazuwamen Igbinosun DE	6′2″	255	Rahway, NJ
95	Darnell Smith DT	5′11″	275	Indianapolis, IN
96	Carlutorbantu Zaramo DT	6′4″	290	Richmond Heights, OH
97	Blake Dueitt DL	6′1″	258	Cornelius, NC
98	Anthony Winbush DE	6′1″	240	Indianapolis, IN
99	Bruce Heggie DT	6′5″	275	Mount Dora, FL

Linebackers 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
2	Zack Ryan LB	5′11″		Westlake, OH	1 INT
19	Ben Ingle LB	6′1″		West Harrison, IN	1 INT
26	Avery Bailey LB	6′1″		Cleveland, OH	1 INT
3	Sean Wiggins LB	6′3″		Mint Hill, NC
7	Aaron Taylor LB	5′11″		Lawrenceville, GA
27	Stu Stanley LB	6′1″		Indianapolis, IN
32	Jeremiah Jackson ILB	5′11″	226	Brooksville, FL
34	Stephan Martin LB	5′11″	235	Lake Alfred, FL
37	Spencer Gilbert LB	5′11″		Greenfield, IN
41	Payton Stonefield LB	6′1″	210	Sunman, IN
42	Julian Boyd LB	6′1″	230	Roswell, GA
50	Damon Singleton LB	6′2″	240	Wyandotte, MI
51	Chris Vann LB	6′0″	230	South Bend, IN
59	Nicholas Isaacs LB	6′1″	227	Cincinnati, OH
99	Kenny Knight Jr. OLB	6′0″	239	East St. Louis, IL

Defensive backs 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
5	Eric Patterson CB	5′10″		Tampa, FL	23 returns, 570 yards
33	Tyree Holder CB	6′0″		Tampa, FL	2 INT
43	Dedrick Cromartie S	5′10″		St. Louis, MO	2 INT
1	Winfred Ward S	6′0″	199	Lehigh Acres, FL
6	Dae’Shaun Hurley S	6′0″	213	Chicago, IL
10	Matt Johnson CB	5′11″	180	Lafayette, IN
13	David Moore CB	5′9″	165	Matthews, NC
17	Quinten Turner CB3-star recruit	5′9″	176	Decatur, GA
20	Darius Conaway CB	6′1″	189	Kennesaw, GA
21	Martez Hester S	6′3″		Kennesaw, GA
22	Quintin Cooper CB3-star recruit	5′7″		Clayton, OH
25	Jamie Antonoglou S	6′0″	192	Union City, IN
28	Gilbert Stlouis DB	5′11″	213	Davie, FL
32	Roy Denson CB3-star recruit	6′0″	180	Cape Coral, FL
36	Ian Cureton DB	6′1″	190	Indianapolis, IN
45	Jake McPhatter CB	5′10″	175	New Castle, PA
82	Jalen Wyatt CB	5′9″	165	Port St. Lucie, FL

Specialists 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
1	Scott Secor PK	5′8″		New Lenox, IL	25 of 30 field goals
12	Kyle Schmidt P	6′2″		Chesterton, IN	52 punts, 42.1 average
30	Cody Dickson PK	5′9″		Carmel, IN	1 of 1 extra point
4	Alex Egan PK	5′10″		Leo, IN
7	Jason Puhr PK	5′9″	187	Smyrna, TN
38	Steve Drida PK	6′0″		Waukesha, WI
47	Nick Traub LS	5′11″		Indianapolis, IN
57	Brendon Towle LS	6′0″	208	Greenfield, IN

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
29	Brian Jones 3-star recruit		5′10″		Chicago, IL

Hometowns of the 2014 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

Indiana 45
Illinois 11
Michigan 11
Florida 9
Ohio 8
North Carolina 7
Georgia 5
Missouri 3

Top counties

Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 10
Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 7
Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 6
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 5
Allen County, Indiana pop. 392,000 5

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’ 2014 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.