Teams Ball State 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Ball State roster 114 players: 11 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 9 juniors, 15 seniors, 68 with no class listed. From 17 states and 2 other countries; the most from Indiana (56) and Ohio (19). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 8 Receivers 17 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 8
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 2 Caleb Huntley RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 229 Atlanta, GA 1,275 rushing yards, 12 TD 20 Walter Fletcher RB Sr. 5′9″ 191 Columbia, MD 726 rushing yards, 5 TD 8 Cody Rudy FB 5′11″ 245 Middletown, IN 11 tackles 24 Will Jones RB 5′10″ 208 Anderson, IN 5 tackles 22 Markice Hurt RB So. 5′8″ 191 Michigan City, IN 17 rushing yards 30 Tye Evans RB 6′0″ 240 Macedonia, OH 49 rushing yards 36 Jackson Kurth RB 5′10″ 202 Valparaiso, IN 45 Jimmie Boso FB RS 5′11″ 225 Indianapolis, IN
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 4 Malik Dunner WR Sr. 5′11″ 199 Carpentersville, IL 32 returns, 748 yards 11 Justin Hall WR 5′9″ 186 Douglasville, GA 61 catches, 684 yards, 6 TD 86 Riley Miller WR Sr. 6′1″ 200 Yorktown, IN 43 catches, 612 yards, 6 TD 1 Antwan Davis WR Jr. 5′11″ 204 Saint John, IN 38 catches, 516 yards, 3 TD 6 Yo’Heinz Tyler WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 204 New Orleans, LA 27 catches, 504 yards, 5 TD 4 Trevor Hohlt WR 5′11″ 186 Greenwood, IN 9 tackles 16 Hassan Littles WR 5′10″ 181 Lithonia, GA 7 catches, 66 yards 12 Isaac James WR 6′0″ 192 Carmel, IN 1 tackle 10 Dean Tate WR 5′8″ 168 Indianapolis, IN 10 Derin McCulley WR 6′1″ 174 Indianapolis, IN 13 Brennan Gillis WR Sr. 6′6″ 228 Indianapolis, IN 15 Jalen McGaughy WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Detroit, MI 21 Jackson Lantz WR RS 6′1″ 174 Fishers, IN 47 Blake Carroll WR 6′2″ 195 Delphi, IN 82 Jaylen Flemmons WR Fr. 6′1″ 187 Columbus, OH 83 Cam Gillentine WR 5′11″ 195 Muncie, IN 83 Luke Endsley WR 5′8″ 170 Cape Coral, FL
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 13 Jordan Williams TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 240 Champaign, IL 32 tackles, 4.5 sacks 85 Nolan Givan TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Berkley, MI 12 catches, 92 yards 81 Kyle Schrank TE Sr. 6′3″ 236 Fishers, IN 1 catch, 30 yards 43 Wes Obermeier TE RS 6′5″ 247 Fort Branch, IN 44 Jack McCracken TE 6′3″ 220 Cincinnati, OH 47 Mitchell Carter TE RS 6′0″ 235 Huntingburg, IN 48 Isaiah Dunnuck TE So. 6′3″ 240 Fishers, IN 80 Chris Crothers TE So. 6′5″ 237 Mishawaka, IN 88 Dylan Koch TE So. 6′4″ 266 Plainfield, IL
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 75 Danny Pinter OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 South Bend, IN 1 tackle 50 Seth Schmidt OL 6′5″ 292 Wilmington, OH 53 Jaylen Turner OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 321 Indianapolis, IN 55 Chris Beech OL Jr. 6′1″ 289 Miamisburg, OH 57 Jake McKenzie OL So. 6′4″ 274 Indianapolis, IN 61 Javon Rodgers OL 6′1″ 253 Indianapolis, IN 62 Curtis Blackwell OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 315 Uniondale, IN 64 Andrew Poenitsch OL Sr. 6′3″ 276 Waukesha, WI 65 Matt Phillips OL 6′1″ 303 Clarksville, OH 70 Caleb Murray OL RS 6′5″ 255 Prospect, KY 71 Zac Ricketts OL Sr. 6′4″ 292 Bremen, IN 72 Anthony Todd OL So. 6′3″ 304 Yorktown, IN 73 Patrick Lyons OL RS 6′2″ 293 Beech Grove, IN 74 Porter Haught OL 6′4″ 290 Fort Wayne, IN 76 Luke Martin OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 307 Fishers, IN 77 Kaleb Slaven OL 6′4″ 284 Muncie, IN 78 Caden Niekamp OL Fr. 6′6″ 329 Saint Henry, OH 79 Joseph Boggs OL 6′4″ 301 Reynoldsburg, OH
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 35 James Jennette III DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 284 Florissant, MO 42 tackles, 3.5 sacks 42 Chris Crumb DT 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 272 Lewis Center, OH 45 tackles, 0.5 sacks 55 Tuni Ropati DL Sr. 6′2″ 285 San Francisco, CA 14 tackles 56 Shannon Hall DE Sr. 6′0″ 258 Indianapolis, IN 10 tackles 92 Kendal Kendrick DL 6′1″ 275 Indianapolis, IN 8 tackles Justen Ramsey DL 5′11″ 298 Merrillville, IN 5 tackles 93 Kyron Mims DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 306 Baton Rouge, LA 4 tackles 59 Kyle Williams DT So. 6′4″ 307 Indianapolis, IN 3 tackles 94 Jack Sape DL 6′4″ 292 Bloomfield Hills, MI 1 tackle 97 John Harris DL 6′2″ 264 Greenwood, IN 1 tackle 52 Tavion Woodard DE 6′4″ 260 West Lafayette, IN 95 Emeka Jillani DL 6′1″ 302 London, England 99 Solvauhn Moreland DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 315 Aliquippa, PA
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 2 Jacob White LB Sr. 6′0″ 230 Clarendon Hills, IL 117 tackles, 1 INT 6 Jaylin Thomas LB 6′1″ 235 Lima, OH 97 tackles 9 Christian Albright LB 6′2″ 240 Kennesaw, GA 71 tackles, 3.5 sacks 27 Jimmy Daw LB 6′3″ 239 Medina, OH 31 tackles, 2 sacks 32 Clayton Coll LB 6′3″ 235 Franklin, IN 18 tackles, 1 sack 44 Brock Burns LB 6′3″ 229 Fishers, IN 18 tackles 42 Hank Grenda LB 6′0″ 226 Westfield, IN 13 tackles 7 Brandon Martin LB 6′0″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 6 tackles 40 Cole Pearce LB 6′1″ 222 Mason, OH 1 tackle 33 Davion Tyson LB Fr. 6′3″ 208 Delphos, OH 37 Colin Caldwell LB RS 5′11″ 224 Westfield, IN 54 Sam Helm LB So. 6′0″ 208 Bloomington, IN 91 Tony Schott LB 6′1″ 223 Indianapolis, IN
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 1 Ray Wilborn S Sr. 6′4″ 224 Lansing, MI 83 tackles, 2 INT 5 Bryce Cosby S 5′10″ 181 Louisville, KY 78 tackles, 2 INT 21 Antonio Phillips CB Jr. 6′0″ 191 Saint Louis, MO 43 tackles, 4 INT 25 Amechi Uzodinma CB 5′11″ 182 Orlando, FL 38 tackles, 5 INT 23 Brett Anderson II S 6′0″ 190 Grand Blanc, MI 20 tackles 1 Nic Jones CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 185 Detroit, MI 18 tackles 4 Tyler Potts DB 5′10″ 182 Columbus, OH 10 tackles, 1 INT 18 Demetrius Murray S So. 6′1″ 189 Lawrenceville, GA 8 tackles 2 Malcolm Lee S 6′1″ 183 Mobile, AL 5 tackles 33 Michael Robinson Jr. S Jr. 6′1″ 206 Kennesaw, GA 1 tackle 10 Ben Egenolf S 5′9″ 191 Avon, IN 10 Ben Stewart S 5′10″ 208 Indianapolis, IN 10 Mitch Larsen S Jr. 5′11″ 203 Fairfield, OH 20 Myles Hannah S 5′11″ 193 Stone Mountain, GA 25 Gerald Smith CB Fr. 5′10″ 182 Harrison, OH 26 Ethan Merriweather CB So. 6′0″ 182 Carmel, IN 29 Harold Jones S 5′10″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 36 Hunter Causey S Fr. 6′0″ 192 Fort Wayne, IN 38 Jerwuan Thomas CB 5′10″ 175 Huntsville, AL 39 D.T. Stephens S Fr. 5′11″ 192 Augusta, GA 46 Chandler Crite CB Fr. 5′10″ 161 Lebanon, TN
Brandon Martin, Ben Stewart, Dean Tate, Derin McCulley, Brennan Gillis, Mark Nondorf, Eddie Schott, Harold Jones, Tyreese Nibbs, Jimmie Boso, Jaylen Turner, Shannon Hall, Jake McKenzie, Kyle Williams, Javon Rodgers, Patrick Lyons, Tony Schott, Kendal Kendrick Isaac James, Jackson Lantz, Ethan Merriweather, Brock Burns, Isaiah Dunnuck, Luke Martin, Kyle Schrank Cam Gillentine, Anthony Todd, Kaleb Slaven, Cam Gillentine, Riley Miller Elliot Charlebois, Jack Knight, Colin Caldwell, Hank Grenda Nic Jones, Jalen McGaughy John Paddock, Jack Sape Trevor Hohlt, John Harris Tyler Potts, Jaylen Flemmons Bryce Cosby, Caleb Murray Cody Rudy, Will Jones Christian Albright, Michael Robinson Jr. Ben Egenolf, Ethan Warren Hassan Littles, Myles Hannah Hunter Causey, Porter Haught Seth Schmidt, Matt Phillips Antwan Davis Ray Wilborn Caleb Huntley Jacob White Malcolm Lee Malik Dunner Jaylin Thomas Yo’Heinz Tyler Drew Plitt Mitch Larsen Justin Hall Jordan Williams Hank Hughes Demetrius Murray Walter Fletcher Antonio Phillips Markice Hurt Brett Anderson II Amechi Uzodinma Gerald Smith Jimmy Daw Tye Evans Clayton Coll Davion Tyson James Jennette III Jackson Kurth Jerwuan Thomas Nathan Snyder D.T. Stephens Cole Pearce Chris Crumb Jake Chanove Wes Obermeier Jack McCracken Joseph Greenwood Chandler Crite Blake Carroll Mitchell Carter Patrick LeCorre Tavion Woodard Sam Helm Chris Beech Tuni Ropati Curtis Blackwell Andrew Poenitsch Zac Ricketts Danny Pinter Caden Niekamp Joseph Boggs Chris Crothers Luke Endsley Nolan Givan Dylan Koch Kyron Mims Solvauhn Moreland Justen Ramsey IN 56 OH 19 GA 8 MI 7 IL 4 Hometowns of the 2019 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 56 Ohio 19 Georgia 8 Michigan 7 Illinois 4 Louisiana 3 Alabama 2 Kentucky 2 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 18 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 11 Delaware County, Indiana pop. 112,000 5 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 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’ 2019 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.
