Teams Ball State 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Ball State roster 102 players: 18 freshmen, 7 sophomores, 77 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Indiana (36) and Illinois (13). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 15 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 6 Riley Neal QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 225 Yorktown, IN 2,541 passing yards, 13 TD 14 Jack Milas QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Arlington Heights, IL 199 passing yards, 1 TD 11 David Morrison QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN 17 Zack Blair QB 5′11″ 195 Tipp City, OH
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 34 James Gilbert RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 198 Indianapolis, IN 1,332 rushing yards, 12 TD 25 Darian Green RB 5′8″ 185 Lafayette, IN 311 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 Teddy Williamson RB 5′9″ O’Fallon, MO 181 rushing yards, 2 TD 20 David Keeling RB 5′8″ 194 Fairfield, OH 20 Walter Fletcher RB Fr. 5′9″ 191 Columbia, MD 39 Joe Spegal RB 5′9″ 189 Eaton, IN
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 16 KeVonn Mabon WR 6′2″ St. Louis, MO 85 catches, 972 yards, 3 TD 7 Damon Hazelton WR 6′3″ 215 Baltimore, MD 51 catches, 505 yards, 4 TD 11 Corey Lacanaria WR 5′8″ 164 Farmington Hills, MI 33 catches, 341 yards, 2 TD 1 Jordan Hogue WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 185 Fort Wayne, IN 20 catches, 170 yards, 1 TD 80 Aaron Hepp WR 6′1″ Indianapolis, IN 13 catches, 164 yards, 1 TD 4 Malik Dunner WR Fr. 5′11″ 199 Carpentersville, IL 152 rushing yards, 1 TD 19 Devin Reece WR So. 6′2″ 215 Westfield, IN 10 catches, 110 yards, 1 TD 85 Cywettnie Brown WR 6′0″ Chicago, IL 5 tackles 1 Antwan Davis WR RS 5′11″ 204 Saint John, IN 10 Malik Brown WR 6′1″ 190 Waukegan, IL 13 Brennan Gillis WR Fr. 6′6″ 228 Indianapolis, IN 18 Ty Kirtz WR 6′1″ 186 Brownsburg, IN 24 Ralph Smith III WR 5′9″ 174 Avon, OH 83 Wyatt Plate WR 5′9″ 169 Jackson, MI 86 Riley Miller WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Yorktown, IN
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 75 Danny Pinter OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 South Bend, IN 3 catches, 10 yards 70 Alex Joss OL So. 6′4″ 299 Novi, MI 1 tackle 53 Malik King OL 6′3″ 305 Muskegon, MI 55 Chris Beech OL RS 6′1″ 289 Miamisburg, OH 58 Kadin Booker OL 6′6″ 290 Burlington City, NJ 62 Curtis Blackwell OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 315 Uniondale, IN 63 Grant Williamson OL 6′3″ 285 Rolling Prairie, IN 64 Andrew Poenitsch OL Fr. 6′3″ 276 Waukesha, WI 66 Steven Bell OL 6′5″ 294 Cincinnati, OH 67 Dominick Mathis OL 6′2″ 290 Indianapolis, IN 68 T.J. Beltavski OL 6′0″ 297 Strongsville, OH 69 Josh Bridgford OL 6′3″ 270 Indianapolis, IN 71 Zac Ricketts OL Fr. 6′4″ 292 Bremen, IN 73 Pat Maloney OL 6′2″ 285 Niles, IL 74 Chase Krauter OL 6′0″ 275 Carmel, IN 75 Vinnie Palazeti OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Owosso, MI 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
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 98 Anthony Winbush DE 6′1″ 240 Indianapolis, IN 24 tackles, 8.5 sacks 57 Joshua Posley DE 6′1″ Indianapolis, IN 30 tackles, 3 sacks 15 Kevin Thurmon DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 298 South Holland, IL 23 tackles, 4.5 sacks 55 John Whitman III DT 6′1″ Columbus, OH 22 tackles, 2.5 sacks 93 Kevin Willis DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 300 Indianapolis, IN 22 tackles, 2 sacks 95 Brian Whitaker DE 6′3″ Conyers, GA 19 tackles, 1 sack 92 John Swisher DT 6′2″ 285 Des Moines, IA 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 42 Chris Crumb DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 272 Lewis Center, OH 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 Reggie McGee DE 6′1″ 240 Baltimore, MD 5 tackles 90 Sean Hammonds Jr. DE 6′1″ 251 Louisville, KY 2 tackles 91 Akeem Hutchinson DE 6′2″ 260 Lauderdale Lakes, FL 1 tackle 49 Kyle Seger DE 6′1″ 247 Huntingburg, IN 52 Fred Schroeder DE So. 6′2″ 284 Yuma, AZ 55 Tuni Ropati DL Fr. 6′2″ 285 San Francisco, CA 56 Shannon Hall DE Fr. 6′0″ 258 Indianapolis, IN 94 Frank Burton III DT 6′1″ 275 Bear, DE
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 Sean Wiggins LB 6′3″ Mint Hill, NC 109 tackles 7 Aaron Taylor LB 5′11″ Lawrenceville, GA 85 tackles, 1.5 sacks 2 Zack Ryan LB 5′11″ Westlake, OH 69 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 27 Stu Stanley LB 6′1″ Indianapolis, IN 34 tackles, 1 sack 32 Jeremiah Jackson ILB So. 5′11″ 226 Brooksville, FL 18 tackles, 2 sacks 50 Damon Singleton LB 6′2″ 240 Wyandotte, MI 19 tackles, 0.5 sacks 2 Jacob White LB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Clarendon Hills, IL 12 tackles 15 Terin Solomon LB 6′0″ Murrieta, CA 2 tackles, 1 sack 37 Spencer Gilbert LB 5′11″ Greenfield, IN 4 tackles 99 Kenny Knight Jr. OLB Fr. 6′0″ 239 East St. Louis, IL 1 tackle 38 K.J. Singleton LB 6′0″ 210 Schererville, IN 41 Payton Stonefield LB 6′1″ 210 Sunman, IN 46 A.J. Jaffal LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 216 Dearborn, MI 96 Nickai Poyser LB 6′1″ 240 Round Lake, IL
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 8 Corey Hall S 5′10″ Stockbridge, GA 78 tackles, 1 INT 21 Martez Hester S 6′3″ Kennesaw, GA 72 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 7 Marc Walton CB So. 5′10″ 190 Mentor, OH 63 tackles, 3 INT 3 Josh Miller CB So. 5′11″ 191 Indianapolis, IN 48 tackles, 1 INT 13 David Moore CB 5′9″ 165 Matthews, NC 33 tackles 10 Lamar Anderson S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 184 St. Louis, MO 22 tackles 28 Armani McNulty S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Bolingbrook, IL 19 tackles 10 Mitch Larsen S 5′11″ 203 Fairfield, OH 5 tackles 33 Tyree Holder CB 6′0″ Tampa, FL 3 tackles 43 Dedrick Cromartie S 5′10″ St. Louis, MO 2 tackles 1 Ray Wilborn S Fr. 6′4″ 224 Lansing, MI 18 Alec Neu CB 5′11″ 175 McCordsville, IN 20 Deion Hallmon CB 5′11″ 163 Weston, FL 31 Romero Wade S Fr. 6′0″ 204 Altamonte Springs, FL 38 Nik Giles CB 5′11″ 190 Matteson, IL 44 Jake Maple CB 6′0″ 185 Plainfield, IN
Josh Miller, Brennan Gillis, Stu Stanley, James Gilbert, Nick Traub, Shannon Hall, Joshua Posley, Dominick Mathis, Josh Bridgford, Aaron Hepp, Kevin Willis, Anthony Winbush Lamar Anderson, KeVonn Mabon, Dedrick Cromartie, Kenny Knight Jr. Riley Neal, Kaleb Slaven, Riley Miller Ty Kirtz, Morgan Hagee, Jake Maple Jordan Hogue, David Morrison Damon Hazelton, Reggie McGee Mitch Larsen, David Keeling Steve Drida, Andrew Poenitsch Chase Krauter, Kyle Schrank Antwan Davis Ray Wilborn Jacob White Zack Ryan Sean Wiggins Malik Dunner Teddy Williamson Aaron Taylor Marc Walton Corey Hall Malik Brown Corey Lacanaria Kyle Schmidt David Moore Jack Milas Kevin Thurmon Terin Solomon Sam Brunner Zack Blair Alec Neu Devin Reece Deion Hallmon Walter Fletcher Martez Hester Ralph Smith III Darian Green Armani McNulty Romero Wade Jeremiah Jackson Tyree Holder Spencer Gilbert K.J. Singleton Nik Giles Joe Spegal Payton Stonefield Chris Crumb Joseph Greenwood A.J. Jaffal Kyle Seger Patrick LeCorre Damon Singleton Fred Schroeder Malik King Chris Beech John Whitman III Tuni Ropati Greg Gilliland Kadin Booker Curtis Blackwell Grant Williamson Steven Bell T.J. Beltavski Alex Joss Zac Ricketts Pat Maloney Danny Pinter Vinnie Palazeti Drake Miller Jarrid Lloyd Keidren Davis Wyatt Plate Cywettnie Brown Dylan Koch Sean Hammonds Jr. Akeem Hutchinson John Swisher Frank Burton III Brian Whitaker Nickai Poyser IN 36 IL 13 OH 13 MI 11 FL 5 Hometowns of the 2016 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 36 Illinois 13 Ohio 13 Michigan 11 Florida 5 Missouri 4 Georgia 4 Maryland 3 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 12 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 5 Delaware County, Indiana pop. 112,000 4 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 3 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 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’ 2016 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.
