Teams Ball State 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Ball State roster 107 players: 7 freshmen, 100 with no class listed. From 15 states; the most from Indiana (42) and Illinois (12). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 5 Receivers 13 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 6 Riley Neal QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 225 Yorktown, IN 2,276 passing yards, 16 TD 14 Jack Milas QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Arlington Heights, IL 343 passing yards, 1 TD 10 Jesse Best QB 5′9″ 160 Columbiana, OH 11 David Morrison QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN 17 Zack Blair QB 5′11″ 195 Tipp City, OH
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 Jordan Williams-Lambert WR 3★ 3-star recruit 72 catches, 920 yards, 8 TD 16 KeVonn Mabon WR 6′2″ St. Louis, MO 70 catches, 745 yards, 2 TD 11 Corey Lacanaria WR 5′8″ 164 Farmington Hills, MI 45 catches, 376 yards, 2 TD 10 Chris Shillings WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ Columbus, IN 26 catches, 186 yards, 1 TD 1 Jordan Hogue WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 185 Fort Wayne, IN 11 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD 80 Aaron Hepp WR 6′1″ Indianapolis, IN 2 returns, 12 yards 85 Cywettnie Brown WR 6′0″ Chicago, IL 3 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD 11 Kendrick Mullen WR 5′7″ 163 Fort Wayne, IN 13 Brennan Gillis WR RS 6′6″ 228 Indianapolis, IN 18 Efe Scott-Emuakpor WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ East Lansing, MI 19 Devin Reece WR Fr. 6′2″ 215 Westfield, IN 24 Ralph Smith III WR 5′9″ 174 Avon, OH 83 Clayton Cook WR 6′1″ 185 North Webster, IN
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 53 Malik King OL 6′3″ 305 Muskegon, MI 58 Kadin Booker OL 6′6″ 290 Burlington City, NJ 61 Issac Barrios OL 6′2″ 265 Elkhart, IN 62 Jacob Richard C 6′1″ 286 Carmel, IN 63 Grant Williamson OL 6′3″ 285 Rolling Prairie, IN 64 Andrew Poenitsch OL RS 6′3″ 276 Waukesha, WI 65 Jalen Schlachter OG 3★ 3-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 Fr. 6′4″ 299 Novi, MI 71 Zac Ricketts OL RS 6′4″ 292 Bremen, IN 72 Haris Vrabac OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 340 Warren, MI 73 Pat Maloney OL 6′2″ 285 Niles, IL 75 Vinnie Palazeti OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Owosso, MI 77 Alex Orndorff OL 6′7″ 300 Lawrenceburg, IN 77 Kaleb Slaven OL 6′4″ 284 Muncie, IN 78 Drake Miller OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′5″ 307 Sturgis, MI 79 Jarrid Lloyd OL 6′5″ 271 Naperville, IL Blake Yager OL 6′4″ 255 Fort Wayne, IN
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 35 Keenan Noel NT 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ Columbus, IN 1 return, 25 yards 9 Michael Ayers DE 6′1″ 252 Elks Grove, CA 15 Kevin Thurmon DT 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 298 South Holland, IL 49 Kyle Seger DE 6′1″ 247 Huntingburg, IN 52 Fred Schroeder DE Fr. 6′2″ 284 Yuma, AZ 54 Patrick O’Connell DT 6′3″ Lincolnshire, IL 55 John Whitman III DT 6′1″ Columbus, OH 57 Joshua Posley DE 6′1″ Indianapolis, IN 58 Billy Davis DE 6′4″ 235 Westfield, IN 90 Sean Hammonds Jr. DE 6′1″ 251 Louisville, KY 91 Akeem Hutchinson DE 6′2″ 260 Lauderdale Lakes, FL 92 Julian Jackson DL 6′1″ 298 Los Angeles, CA 93 Kevin Willis DT 3★ 3-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 98 Anthony Winbush DE 6′1″ 240 Indianapolis, IN
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 3 Sean Wiggins LB 6′3″ Mint Hill, NC 2 INT 15 Terin Solomon LB 6′0″ Murrieta, CA 1 INT 19 Ben Ingle LB 6′1″ West Harrison, IN 1 INT 2 Zack Ryan LB 5′11″ Westlake, OH 7 Aaron Taylor LB 5′11″ Lawrenceville, GA 26 Avery Bailey LB 6′1″ Cleveland, OH 27 Stu Stanley LB 6′1″ Indianapolis, IN 32 Jeremiah Jackson ILB Fr. 5′11″ 226 Brooksville, 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 46 A.J. Jaffal LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 216 Dearborn, MI 50 Damon Singleton LB 6′2″ 240 Wyandotte, MI 51 Chris Vann LB 6′0″ 230 South Bend, IN 99 Kenny Knight Jr. OLB RS 6′0″ 239 East St. Louis, IL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 33 Tyree Holder CB 6′0″ Tampa, FL 2 INT 43 Dedrick Cromartie S 5′10″ St. Louis, MO 1 INT 3 Josh Miller CB Fr. 5′11″ 191 Indianapolis, IN 7 Marc Walton CB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Mentor, OH 8 Corey Hall S 5′10″ Stockbridge, GA 13 David Moore CB 5′9″ 165 Matthews, NC 17 Quinten Turner CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 176 Decatur, GA 18 Blake Anders S 6′0″ 185 Lisle, IL 20 Darius Conaway CB 6′1″ 189 Kennesaw, GA 21 Martez Hester S 6′3″ Kennesaw, GA 25 Kyle Lewis S 6′1″ 200 Belliflower, CA 28 Armani McNulty S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Bolingbrook, IL 30 Rontrell Peyton DB 5′11″ 184 Alexandria, VA 31 Romero Wade S RS 6′0″ 204 Altamonte Springs, FL 38 Payton Lowe S 6′1″ 185 Gas City, IN 44 Anthony Sheko DB 6′3″ 210 Harvey, IL 45 Lamont McPhatter CB 5′10″ 183 New Castle, PA 48 Meshech Floyd DB 6′1″ 185 Altamonte Springs, FL 82 Jalen Wyatt CB 5′9″ 165 Port St. Lucie, FL
Josh Miller, Brennan Gillis, Stu Stanley, James Gilbert, Darren Bost, Nick Traub, Joshua Posley, Aaron Hepp, Kevin Willis, Darnell Smith, Anthony Winbush Jordan Hogue, David Morrison, Kendrick Mullen, Blake Yager KeVonn Mabon, Dedrick Cromartie, Kenny Knight Jr. Horactio Banks, Cywettnie Brown Riley Neal, Kaleb Slaven Chris Shillings, Keenan Noel Jack Milas, Patrick O’Connell Kevin Thurmon, Anthony Sheko Devin Reece, Billy Davis Darius Conaway, Martez Hester Romero Wade, Meshech Floyd Spencer Gilbert, Brendon Towle Steve Drida, Andrew Poenitsch John Godfrey, Chris Vann Dylan Curry, Logan Curry Jacob Richard, Nick Plavchak Jalen Schlachter, Vinnie Palazeti Zack Ryan Sean Wiggins Alex Egan Teddy Williamson Aaron Taylor Marc Walton Corey Hall Michael Ayers Jesse Best Corey Lacanaria Kyle Schmidt David Moore Terin Solomon Quinten Turner Sam Brunner Zack Blair Blake Anders Efe Scott-Emuakpor Ben Ingle Evan Sembell Morgan Hagee Ralph Smith III Darian Green Avery Bailey Armani McNulty Rontrell Peyton Jeremiah Jackson Tyree Holder Payton Lowe Payton Stonefield Julian Boyd Michael Raby Lamont McPhatter A.J. Jaffal Kyle Seger Damon Singleton Fred Schroeder Malik King John Whitman III Kadin Booker Issac Barrios Grant Williamson Steven Bell Jeremiah Harvey Ian Anderson Alex Joss Zac Ricketts Haris Vrabac Pat Maloney Alex Orndorff Drake Miller Jarrid Lloyd Jalen Wyatt Clayton Cook Sean Hammonds Jr. Akeem Hutchinson Julian Jackson Osazuwamen Igbinosun Carlutorbantu Zaramo IN 42 IL 12 MI 11 OH 9 FL 6 Hometowns of the 2015 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 42 Illinois 12 Michigan 11 Ohio 9 Georgia 6 Florida 6 California 4 North Carolina 3 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 11 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 5 Allen County, Indiana pop. 392,000 4 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 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’ 2015 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.
