Teams Ball State 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Ball State roster 100 players: 9 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 7 juniors, 67 with no class listed. From 19 states and 2 other countries; the most from Indiana (33) and Ohio (17). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 13 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 Jack Milas QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Arlington Heights, IL 970 passing yards, 2 TD 6 Riley Neal QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 225 Yorktown, IN 659 passing yards, 6 TD 9 Drew Plitt QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 217 Loveland, OH 430 passing yards, 3 TD 17 Zack Blair QB 5′11″ 195 Tipp City, OH 67 passing yards 17 Hank Hughes QB Fr. 6′2″ 203 Richardson, TX
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Caleb Huntley RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 229 Atlanta, GA 1,003 rushing yards, 3 TD 34 James Gilbert RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 198 Indianapolis, IN 207 rushing yards, 3 TD 22 Markice Hurt RB 5′8″ 191 Michigan City, IN 111 rushing yards 8 Cody Rudy FB 5′11″ 245 Middletown, IN 4 tackles 20 David Keeling RB 5′8″ 194 Fairfield, OH 20 Walter Fletcher RB So. 5′9″ 191 Columbia, MD 21 Kevin Dominique RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 196 White Castle, LA 25 Darian Green RB 5′8″ 185 Lafayette, IN
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 11 Justin Hall WR 5′9″ 186 Douglasville, GA 78 catches, 801 yards, 3 TD 86 Riley Miller WR So. 6′1″ 200 Yorktown, IN 30 catches, 300 yards, 1 TD 4 Malik Dunner WR So. 5′11″ 199 Carpentersville, IL 18 catches, 139 yards 1 Antwan Davis WR Fr. 5′11″ 204 Saint John, IN 17 catches, 176 yards 11 Corey Lacanaria WR 5′8″ 164 Farmington Hills, MI 12 catches, 104 yards 15 Khalil Newton WR 6′1″ 185 Lithonia, GA 12 catches, 183 yards, 1 TD 19 Devin Reece WR Jr. 6′2″ 215 Westfield, IN 3 catches, 19 yards 1 Jordan Hogue WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 185 Fort Wayne, IN 2 catches, 16 yards 16 Hassan Littles WR 5′10″ 181 Lithonia, GA 2 catches, 20 yards 83 Luke Endsley WR 5′8″ 170 Cape Coral, FL 2 catches, 12 yards 13 Brennan Gillis WR So. 6′6″ 228 Indianapolis, IN 1 catch, 16 yards 18 Ty Kirtz WR 6′1″ 186 Brownsburg, IN 80 Justin Gibbs WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Grovetown, GA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 85 Nolan Givan TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Berkley, MI 25 catches, 159 yards, 4 TD 82 Keidren Davis TE Fr. 6′5″ 237 Grand Rapids, MI 4 catches, 22 yards 81 Kyle Schrank TE So. 6′3″ 236 Fishers, IN 2 catches, 8 yards 41 Bryson Haft TE 6′4″ 211 Fort Wayne, IN 80 Chris Crothers TE RS 6′5″ 237 Mishawaka, IN 88 Dylan Koch TE RS 6′4″ 266 Plainfield, IL
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 75 Danny Pinter OL So. 6′4″ 300 South Bend, IN 6 catches, 46 yards, 1 TD 64 Andrew Poenitsch OL So. 6′3″ 276 Waukesha, WI 1 tackle 71 Zac Ricketts OL So. 6′4″ 292 Bremen, IN 1 tackle 75 Vinnie Palazeti OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Owosso, MI 1 tackle 77 Kaleb Slaven OL 6′4″ 284 Muncie, IN 1 tackle 53 Malik King OL 6′3″ 305 Muskegon, MI 55 Chris Beech OL Fr. 6′1″ 289 Miamisburg, OH 58 Kadin Booker OL 6′6″ 290 Burlington City, NJ 62 Curtis Blackwell OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 315 Uniondale, IN 63 Grant Williamson OL 6′3″ 285 Rolling Prairie, IN 67 Dominick Mathis OL 6′2″ 290 Indianapolis, IN 68 T.J. Beltavski OL 6′0″ 297 Strongsville, OH 70 Alex Joss OL Jr. 6′4″ 299 Novi, MI 72 Anthony Todd OL RS 6′3″ 304 Yorktown, IN 73 Pat Maloney OL 6′2″ 285 Niles, IL
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 98 Anthony Winbush DE 6′1″ 240 Indianapolis, IN 51 tackles, 11.5 sacks 93 Kevin Willis DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 300 Indianapolis, IN 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks 92 John Swisher DT 6′2″ 285 Des Moines, IA 27 tackles 52 Fred Schroeder DE Jr. 6′2″ 284 Yuma, AZ 22 tackles 42 Chris Crumb DT 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 272 Lewis Center, OH 18 tackles 90 Sean Hammonds Jr. DE 6′1″ 251 Louisville, KY 15 tackles, 1 sack 9 Reggie McGee DE 6′1″ 240 Baltimore, MD 12 tackles 35 James Jennette III DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 284 Florissant, MO 10 tackles 91 Akeem Hutchinson DE 6′2″ 260 Lauderdale Lakes, FL 4 tackles 94 Frank Burton III DT 6′1″ 275 Bear, DE 1 tackle 55 Tuni Ropati DL So. 6′2″ 285 San Francisco, CA 56 Shannon Hall DE So. 6′0″ 258 Indianapolis, IN 57 David Walcott DE 6′1″ 245 West Chester, OH 58 Jake Ostrowski DL RS 6′4″ 242 Fort Wayne, IN 60 Poni Tu’uta DL RS 6′3″ 320 Kenner, LA 95 Emeka Jillani DL 6′1″ 302 London, England 95 Todd Ross DE 6′1″ 260 Cincinnati, OH
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Jacob White LB So. 6′0″ 230 Clarendon Hills, IL 72 tackles, 3 sacks 50 Damon Singleton LB 6′2″ 240 Wyandotte, MI 49 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 7 Brandon Martin LB 6′0″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 55 tackles 43 David Rueth LB 6′0″ 208 Dayton, OH 37 tackles, 1 INT 6 Jaylin Thomas LB 6′1″ 235 Lima, OH 38 tackles, 1 sack 9 Christian Albright LB 6′2″ 240 Kennesaw, GA 26 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 32 Jeremiah Jackson ILB Jr. 5′11″ 226 Brooksville, FL 26 tackles 47 Sid Fox ILB RS 5′11″ 215 Lawrenceburg, IN 99 Kenny Knight Jr. OLB So. 6′0″ 239 East St. Louis, IL
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 5 Bryce Cosby S 5′10″ 181 Louisville, KY 60 tackles, 2 INT 3 Josh Miller CB Jr. 5′11″ 191 Indianapolis, IN 37 tackles, 1 INT 31 Romero Wade S So. 6′0″ 204 Altamonte Springs, FL 39 tackles 23 Brett Anderson II S 6′0″ 190 Grand Blanc, MI 29 tackles 10 Lamar Anderson S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 184 St. Louis, MO 28 tackles 21 Antonio Phillips CB Fr. 6′0″ 191 Saint Louis, MO 19 tackles, 1 sack 13 David Moore CB 5′9″ 165 Matthews, NC 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 7 Marc Walton CB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Mentor, OH 16 tackles 38 Verenzo Holmes DB 5′10″ 185 Grovetown, GA 10 tackles, 1 sack 33 Michael Robinson Jr. S Fr. 6′1″ 206 Kennesaw, GA 8 tackles 10 Mitch Larsen S 5′11″ 203 Fairfield, OH 5 tackles 28 Armani McNulty S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Bolingbrook, IL 4 tackles 1 Ray Wilborn S So. 6′4″ 224 Lansing, MI 20 Myles Hannah S 5′11″ 193 Stone Mountain, GA 30 Jalen McIntyre S 5′11″ 212 Indianapolis, IN 34 Tavonte’ Malone S 5′11″ 180 South Bend, IN 38 Nik Giles CB 5′11″ 190 Matteson, IL 39 Zack Waddell S 5′11″ 185 Hamilton, OH
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 22 Morgan Hagee PK Jr. 5′11″ 175 Plainfield, IN 9 of 16 field goals 38 Nathan Snyder P 6′4″ 225 Marysville, OH 50 punts, 37.3 average 97 Ryan Rimmler PK So. 5′10″ 230 Heidelberg, Germany 1 tackle 45 Joseph Greenwood LS Fr. 5′11″ 213 Delaware, OH 48 Jonathan Hagee PK 6′0″ 160 Plainfield, IN 49 Nick Dowd PK 5′9″ 205 Westfield, IN 49 Patrick LeCorre PK So. 6′0″ 202 Minneapolis, MN 56 Greg Gilliland LS 6′5″ 230 Coldwater, OH 69 Gunner Daniel LS 5′9″ 218 Marysville, OH
Josh Miller, Brandon Martin, Brennan Gillis, Jalen McIntyre, James Gilbert, Shannon Hall, Dominick Mathis, Kevin Willis, Anthony Winbush Riley Neal, Anthony Todd, Kaleb Slaven, Riley Miller Jordan Hogue, Bryson Haft, Jake Ostrowski Lamar Anderson, Antonio Phillips, Kenny Knight Jr. Khalil Newton, Hassan Littles, Myles Hannah Ty Kirtz, Morgan Hagee, Jonathan Hagee Bryce Cosby, Sean Hammonds Jr. Christian Albright, Michael Robinson Jr. Drew Plitt, David Walcott Mitch Larsen, David Keeling Devin Reece, Nick Dowd Tavonte’ Malone, Danny Pinter Nathan Snyder, Gunner Daniel Verenzo Holmes, Justin Gibbs Antwan Davis Ray Wilborn Caleb Huntley Jacob White Malik Dunner Jaylin Thomas Marc Walton Cody Rudy Reggie McGee Corey Lacanaria Justin Hall David Moore Jack Milas Hank Hughes Zack Blair Walter Fletcher Kevin Dominique Markice Hurt Brett Anderson II Darian Green Armani McNulty Romero Wade Jeremiah Jackson James Jennette III Nik Giles Zack Waddell Chris Crumb David Rueth Joseph Greenwood Sid Fox Patrick LeCorre Damon Singleton Fred Schroeder Malik King Chris Beech Tuni Ropati Greg Gilliland Kadin Booker Poni Tu’uta Curtis Blackwell Grant Williamson Andrew Poenitsch T.J. Beltavski Alex Joss Zac Ricketts Pat Maloney Vinnie Palazeti Chris Crothers Kyle Schrank Keidren Davis Luke Endsley Nolan Givan Dylan Koch Akeem Hutchinson John Swisher Frank Burton III Todd Ross IN 33 OH 17 GA 9 MI 9 IL 8 Hometowns of the 2017 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 33 Ohio 17 Michigan 9 Georgia 9 Illinois 8 Florida 4 Missouri 3 Kentucky 2 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 9 Butler County, Ohio pop. 393,000 4 Delaware County, Indiana pop. 112,000 4 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 3 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 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’ 2017 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.
