Teams Ball State 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Ball State roster 104 players: 12 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 17 juniors, 9 seniors, 57 with no class listed. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from Indiana (42) and Ohio (15). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 18 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 12 Defensive line 11 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 6 Riley Neal QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 225 Yorktown, IN 1,917 passing yards, 11 TD 9 Drew Plitt QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 217 Loveland, OH 996 passing yards, 6 TD 4 John Paddock QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Bloomfield Hills, MI 43 passing yards 10 Elliot Charlebois QB RS 6′2″ 200 Noblesville, IN 17 Hank Hughes QB So. 6′2″ 203 Richardson, TX
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 34 James Gilbert RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 198 Indianapolis, IN 659 rushing yards, 7 TD 2 Caleb Huntley RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 229 Atlanta, GA 187 rushing yards 24 Will Jones RB 5′10″ 208 Anderson, IN 154 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Markice Hurt RB 5′8″ 191 Michigan City, IN 70 rushing yards 8 Cody Rudy FB 5′11″ 245 Middletown, IN 2 tackles 30 Tye Evans RB 6′0″ 240 Macedonia, OH −2 rushing yards 20 Walter Fletcher RB Jr. 5′9″ 191 Columbia, MD 39 Rashaad Poindexter RB 5′10″ 200 Indianapolis, IN
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 11 Justin Hall WR 5′9″ 186 Douglasville, GA 69 catches, 622 yards 86 Riley Miller WR Jr. 6′1″ 200 Yorktown, IN 61 catches, 878 yards, 7 TD 11 Corey Lacanaria WR Sr. 5′8″ 164 Farmington Hills, MI 49 catches, 524 yards, 3 TD 4 Malik Dunner WR Jr. 5′11″ 199 Carpentersville, IL 21 catches, 195 yards, 1 TD 6 Yo’Heinz Tyler WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 204 New Orleans, LA 14 catches, 226 yards, 2 TD 16 Hassan Littles WR 5′10″ 181 Lithonia, GA 7 tackles 19 Devin Reece WR Sr. 6′2″ 215 Westfield, IN 6 catches, 77 yards 21 Keyan Williams WR Sr. 5′10″ 195 New Orleans, LA 6 catches, 23 yards 4 Trevor Hohlt WR 5′11″ 186 Greenwood, IN 5 catches, 66 yards 1 Antwan Davis WR So. 5′11″ 204 Saint John, IN 1 catch, 8 yards 83 Luke Endsley WR 5′8″ 170 Cape Coral, FL 1 catch, 19 yards 10 Dean Tate WR 5′8″ 168 Indianapolis, IN 13 Brennan Gillis WR Jr. 6′6″ 228 Indianapolis, IN 15 Khalil Newton WR 6′1″ 185 Lithonia, GA 18 Ty Kirtz WR 6′1″ 186 Brownsburg, IN 37 R.J. Benkelman WR 6′0″ 180 St. Louis, MO 47 Jordan McCoy WR 6′3″ 175 Bloomington, IN 80 Justin Gibbs WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Grovetown, GA
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 85 Nolan Givan TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Berkley, MI 14 catches, 101 yards, 2 TD 81 Kyle Schrank TE Jr. 6′3″ 236 Fishers, IN 13 catches, 124 yards, 2 TD 13 Jordan Williams TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 240 Champaign, IL 6 tackles 88 Dylan Koch TE Fr. 6′4″ 266 Plainfield, IL 1 return, 3 yards 41 Bryson Haft TE 6′4″ 211 Fort Wayne, IN 48 Isaiah Dunnuck TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Fishers, IN 80 Chris Crothers TE Fr. 6′5″ 237 Mishawaka, IN 82 Keidren Davis TE So. 6′5″ 237 Grand Rapids, MI
Offensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 62 Curtis Blackwell OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 315 Uniondale, IN 2 tackles 55 Chris Beech OL So. 6′1″ 289 Miamisburg, OH 1 tackle 79 Joseph Boggs OL 6′4″ 301 Reynoldsburg, OH 1 of 1 extra point 75 Danny Pinter OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 South Bend, IN 3 rushing yards 57 Jake McKenzie OL Fr. 6′4″ 274 Indianapolis, IN 63 Grant Williamson OL 6′3″ 285 Rolling Prairie, IN 64 Andrew Poenitsch OL Jr. 6′3″ 276 Waukesha, WI 68 T.J. Beltavski OL 6′0″ 297 Strongsville, OH 70 Alex Joss OL Sr. 6′4″ 299 Novi, MI 71 Zac Ricketts OL Jr. 6′4″ 292 Bremen, IN 72 Anthony Todd OL Fr. 6′3″ 304 Yorktown, IN 77 Kaleb Slaven OL 6′4″ 284 Muncie, IN
Defensive line 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 52 Fred Schroeder DE Sr. 6′2″ 284 Yuma, AZ 37 tackles, 2 sacks 56 Shannon Hall DE Jr. 6′0″ 258 Indianapolis, IN 40 tackles, 1 sack 35 James Jennette III DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 284 Florissant, MO 32 tackles, 2 sacks 42 Chris Crumb DT 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 272 Lewis Center, OH 31 tackles, 1 sack 55 Tuni Ropati DL Jr. 6′2″ 285 San Francisco, CA 15 tackles 90 Sean Hammonds Jr. DE 6′1″ 251 Louisville, KY 10 tackles 95 Emeka Jillani DL 6′1″ 302 London, England 10 tackles 59 Kyle Williams DT Fr. 6′4″ 307 Indianapolis, IN 7 tackles 92 Kendal Kendrick DL 6′1″ 275 Indianapolis, IN 5 tackles 60 Poni Tu’uta DL Fr. 6′3″ 320 Kenner, LA 1 tackle 96 Tre Underwood DL 6′2″ 260 Fort Wayne, IN
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 6 Jaylin Thomas LB 6′1″ 235 Lima, OH 76 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 9 Christian Albright LB 6′2″ 240 Kennesaw, GA 67 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT 7 Brandon Martin LB 6′0″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 66 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 2 Jacob White LB Jr. 6′0″ 230 Clarendon Hills, IL 67 tackles, 1 sack 27 Jimmy Daw LB 6′3″ 239 Medina, OH 43 tackles 32 Jeremiah Jackson ILB Sr. 5′11″ 226 Brooksville, FL 24 tackles, 1 sack 44 Brock Burns LB 6′3″ 229 Fishers, IN 19 tackles 42 Hank Grenda LB 6′0″ 226 Westfield, IN 10 tackles 52 Shahid Reece LB 6′0″ 230 New Orleans, LA 2 tackles 47 Sid Fox ILB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Lawrenceburg, IN 1 tackle 91 Tony Schott LB 6′1″ 223 Indianapolis, IN 6 rushing yards 30 Avery Blocker OLB 6′2″ 215 Palmyra, IN 54 Sam Helm LB Fr. 6′0″ 208 Bloomington, IN 57 Trey Uetrecht ILB 6′1″ 225 Oregonia, OH 97 Ramon Stallings OLB 6′1″ 220 Indianapolis, IN 99 Kenny Knight Jr. OLB Jr. 6′0″ 239 East St. Louis, IL
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 1 Ray Wilborn S Jr. 6′4″ 224 Lansing, MI 83 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT 5 Bryce Cosby S 5′10″ 181 Louisville, KY 83 tackles, 2 INT 23 Brett Anderson II S 6′0″ 190 Grand Blanc, MI 62 tackles 3 Josh Miller CB Sr. 5′11″ 191 Indianapolis, IN 46 tackles, 2 INT 21 Antonio Phillips CB So. 6′0″ 191 Saint Louis, MO 43 tackles, 2 INT 20 Myles Hannah S 5′11″ 193 Stone Mountain, GA 22 tackles 3 Amechi Uzodinma CB 6′0″ 193 Orlando, FL 15 tackles, 1 INT 10 Lamar Anderson S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 184 St. Louis, MO 10 tackles 7 Marc Walton CB Sr. 5′10″ 190 Mentor, OH 9 tackles 10 Mitch Larsen S 5′11″ 203 Fairfield, OH 7 tackles 2 Malcolm Lee S 6′1″ 183 Mobile, AL 6 tackles 33 Michael Robinson Jr. S So. 6′1″ 206 Kennesaw, GA 5 tackles 4 Tyler Potts DB 5′10″ 182 Columbus, OH 4 tackles 18 Demetrius Murray S Fr. 6′1″ 189 Lawrenceville, GA 1 tackle 39 D.T. Stephens S 5′11″ 192 Augusta, GA 1 tackle 25 Gerald Smith CB RS 5′10″ 182 Harrison, OH 26 Ethan Merriweather CB Fr. 6′0″ 182 Carmel, IN 31 Romero Wade S Jr. 6′0″ 204 Altamonte Springs, FL 38 Nik Giles CB 5′11″ 190 Matteson, IL 41 Vince Campbell DB 6′0″ 205 Fort Wayne, IN
Josh Miller, Brandon Martin, Dean Tate, Brennan Gillis, James Gilbert, Rashaad Poindexter, Shannon Hall, Jake McKenzie, Kyle Williams, Tony Schott, Kendal Kendrick, Ramon Stallings Riley Neal, Anthony Todd, Kaleb Slaven, Riley Miller Lamar Anderson, Antonio Phillips, R.J. Benkelman, Kenny Knight Jr. Ethan Merriweather, Brock Burns, Isaiah Dunnuck, Kyle Schrank Yo’Heinz Tyler, Keyan Williams, Shahid Reece Elliot Charlebois, Devin Reece, Hank Grenda Khalil Newton, Hassan Littles, Myles Hannah Bryson Haft, Vince Campbell, Tre Underwood Bryce Cosby, Sean Hammonds Jr. Cody Rudy, Will Jones Christian Albright, Michael Robinson Jr. Ty Kirtz, Morgan Hagee Jake Chanove, Poni Tu’uta Jordan McCoy, Sam Helm Antwan Davis Ray Wilborn Caleb Huntley Jacob White Malcolm Lee Amechi Uzodinma John Paddock Malik Dunner Trevor Hohlt Tyler Potts Jaylin Thomas Marc Walton Drew Plitt Mitch Larsen Corey Lacanaria Justin Hall Jordan Williams Hank Hughes Demetrius Murray Walter Fletcher Markice Hurt Brett Anderson II Gerald Smith Jimmy Daw Avery Blocker Tye Evans Romero Wade Jeremiah Jackson James Jennette III Nathan Snyder Nik Giles D.T. Stephens Chris Crumb Joseph Greenwood Sid Fox Patrick LeCorre Fred Schroeder Chris Beech Tuni Ropati Trey Uetrecht Curtis Blackwell Grant Williamson Andrew Poenitsch T.J. Beltavski Alex Joss Zac Ricketts Danny Pinter Joseph Boggs Chris Crothers Justin Gibbs Keidren Davis Luke Endsley Nolan Givan Dylan Koch IN 42 OH 15 GA 10 MI 7 IL 6 Hometowns of the 2018 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 Ohio 15 Georgia 10 Michigan 7 Illinois 6 Louisiana 5 Florida 4 Missouri 4 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 12 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 7 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 4 Delaware County, Indiana pop. 112,000 4 DeKalb County, Georgia pop. 765,000 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’ 2018 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.
