Teams Ball State 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Ball State roster 104 players: 24 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 10 juniors, 19 seniors, 40 with no class listed. From 18 states and 2 other countries; the most from Indiana (47) and Ohio (15). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 11 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 Drew Plitt QB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 217 Loveland, OH 2,541 passing yards, 18 TD 4 John Paddock QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Bloomfield Hills, MI 132 passing yards 10 Elliot Charlebois QB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Noblesville, IN 13 Mark Nondorf QB So. 6′3″ 208 Indianapolis, IN 14 Eddie Schott QB RS 6′4″ 219 Indianapolis, IN
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 33 Carson Steele RB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Greenwood, IN 891 rushing yards, 6 TD 24 Will Jones RB 5′10″ 208 Anderson, IN 300 rushing yards, 3 TD 8 Cody Rudy FB Sr. 5′11″ 245 Middletown, IN 16 catches, 93 yards 20 Donny Marcus RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Brownsburg, IN 40 rushing yards 34 Brayden Evans RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 207 Camby, IN 2 tackles 5 Rico Barfield RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 214 Saint Louis, MO 12 rushing yards 22 Kyrin Perry RB RS 5′9″ 186 Oswego, IL 23 Markavun Brownlee RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 229 Elkhart, IN 30 Tye Evans RB So. 6′0″ 240 Macedonia, OH 36 Jackson Kurth RB Fr. 5′10″ 200 Valparaiso, IN 45 Jimmie Boso FB So. 5′11″ 225 Indianapolis, IN
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 12 Jayshon Jackson WR 5′10″ 175 Chicago, IL 69 catches, 829 yards, 5 TD 11 Justin Hall WR Sr. 5′9″ 186 Douglasville, GA 61 catches, 613 yards, 5 TD 6 Yo’Heinz Tyler WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 204 New Orleans, LA 49 catches, 487 yards, 6 TD 4 Trevor Hohlt WR Jr. 5′11″ 186 Greenwood, IN 13 catches, 120 yards 16 Hassan Littles WR Sr. 5′10″ 181 Lithonia, GA 6 returns, 71 yards 15 Jalen McGaughy WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Detroit, MI 5 returns, 65 yards 10 Derin McCulley WR Fr. 6′1″ 174 Indianapolis, IN 2 tackles Chevy Brenson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 St. Louis, MO 2 catches, 21 yards 10 Dean Tate WR Fr. 5′8″ 168 Indianapolis, IN 1 catch, 4 yards 5 Qian Magwood WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 184 Hilltop, OH 12 Isaac James WR Sr. 6′0″ 192 Carmel, IN 17 Justin Campbell WR RS 6′4″ 195 Suwanee, GA 25 Austin Hill WR RS 6′2″ 196 Muncie, IN 83 Cam Gillentine WR Fr. 5′11″ 195 Muncie, IN
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 87 Casey Coll TE Jr. 6′2″ 245 Lizton, IN 16 tackles 13 Jordan Williams TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 240 Champaign, IL 10 catches, 62 yards 88 Dylan Koch TE Sr. 6′4″ 266 Plainfield, IL 2 catches, 31 yards 48 Isaiah Dunnuck TE Sr. 6′3″ 240 Fishers, IN 1 catch, 0 yards 81 Ryan Lezon TE 6′1″ 214 Indianapolis, IN 1 catch, 6 yards 43 Wes Obermeier TE So. 6′5″ 247 Fort Branch, IN 47 Mitchell Carter TE So. 6′0″ 235 Huntingburg, IN
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 53 Jaylen Turner OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 321 Indianapolis, IN 1 catch, −7 yards 74 Porter Haught OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Fort Wayne, IN 1 catch, −8 yards 50 Seth Schmidt OL Fr. 6′5″ 292 Wilmington, OH 54 Ethan Crowe OL Fr. 6′5″ 296 Bargersville, IN 55 Damon Kaylor OL Transfer from Michigan State Fr. 6′5″ 287 Huntington, IN 61 Javon Rodgers OL Fr. 6′1″ 253 Indianapolis, IN 62 Curtis Blackwell OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 315 Uniondale, IN 63 Tommy Lorincz OL RS 6′5″ 287 Avon, OH 65 Matt Phillips OL Fr. 6′1″ 303 Clarksville, OH 70 Caleb Murray OL So. 6′5″ 255 Prospect, KY 71 Corey Stewart OL Fr. 6′6″ 305 Nashville, TN 71 Kevin Meeder OL RS 6′5″ 298 Portersville, PA 72 Anthony Todd OL Sr. 6′3″ 304 Yorktown, IN 73 Aaron Porter OL So. 6′4″ 331 Independence, MO 77 Kaleb Slaven OL Sr. 6′4″ 284 Muncie, IN 79 Joseph Boggs OL 6′4″ 301 Reynoldsburg, OH
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 52 Tavion Woodard DE 6′4″ 260 West Lafayette, IN 23 tackles, 4.5 sacks 90 Joshua Tarango DL So. 6′2″ 289 Anaheim Hills, CA 27 tackles 97 John Harris DL 6′2″ 264 Greenwood, IN 23 tackles, 0.5 sacks 94 Jack Sape DL 6′4″ 292 Bloomfield Hills, MI 19 tackles, 1 sack 99 Jordan Ward DL Sr. 6′1″ 249 Andrews, TX 18 tackles, 1 sack Justen Ramsey DL 5′11″ 298 Merrillville, IN 14 tackles, 1.5 sacks Chris Agyemang DL Sr. 6′4″ 275 Billerica, MA 14 tackles 95 Emeka Jillani DL So. 6′1″ 302 London, England 2 tackles, 1 sack 57 Nathan Reichert DL Fr. 6′3″ 271 Lewistown, OH 4 tackles 93 Kyron Mims DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 306 Baton Rouge, LA 4 tackles 92 Kendal Kendrick DL 6′1″ 275 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle 78 Julian McBride DL RS 6′2″ 270 Cape Girardeau, MO
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 6 Jaylin Thomas LB Sr. 6′1″ 235 Lima, OH 112 tackles, 4 INT 32 Clayton Coll LB 6′3″ 235 Franklin, IN 93 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT 9 Christian Albright LB Sr. 6′2″ 240 Kennesaw, GA 64 tackles, 2 sacks 40 Cole Pearce LB 6′1″ 222 Mason, OH 37 tackles 31 Anthony Ekpe LB Sr. 6′1″ 235 Pflugerville, TX 16 tackles, 3.5 sacks 7 Brandon Martin LB 6′0″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 20 tackles, 1 INT 27 Jimmy Daw LB Jr. 6′3″ 239 Medina, OH 13 tackles, 1 sack 9 Keionte Newson LB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Murfreesboro, TN 3 tackles, 1 sack 44 Brock Burns LB Jr. 6′3″ 229 Fishers, IN 3 tackles 13 Brandon Berger LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 2 returns, 11 yards 55 Dalton Elrod LB 6′2″ 229 Hartland, WI 2 tackles 39 Nate Pedraza LB RS 6′2″ 239 Rolling Meadows, IL 42 Hank Grenda LB Jr. 6′0″ 226 Westfield, IN 44 Kyle Lozen LB RS 5′10″ 215 Carmel, IN 91 Tony Schott LB So. 6′1″ 223 Indianapolis, IN
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Bryce Cosby S Sr. 5′10″ 181 Louisville, KY 108 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT 14 J.T. Wahee S Sr. 6′0″ 193 Norfolk, VA 64 tackles, 2 INT 23 Brett Anderson II S Sr. 6′0″ 190 Grand Blanc, MI 68 tackles 2 Malcolm Lee S 6′1″ 183 Mobile, AL 50 tackles, 2 INT 3 Amechi Uzodinma CB 6′0″ 193 Orlando, FL 37 tackles 1 Nic Jones CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 185 Detroit, MI 13 tackles, 1 INT 6 Jordan Riley-Scott S Fr. 6′0″ 202 Clinton, MD 9 tackles 8 Trenton Hatfield S Jr. 6′2″ 203 Muncie, IN 2 tackles, 1 INT 29 Harold Jones S Fr. 5′10″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 4 tackles 19 Jack Blanco S 5′11″ 199 San Diego, CA 2 tackles 38 Jerwuan Thomas CB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Huntsville, AL 2 tackles 10 Ben Egenolf S Fr. 5′9″ 191 Avon, IN 1 tackle 24 Alex Stirn DB 6′2″ 186 Metamora, IN 1 tackle 4 Tyler Potts DB 5′10″ 182 Columbus, OH 10 Ben Stewart S Jr. 5′10″ 208 Indianapolis, IN 16 Thailand Baldwin DB RS 5′11″ 180 Hampton, VA 17 Chayce Bishop CB Transfer from Tennessee 5′10″ 181 Thompsons Station, TN
Specialists 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 42 Jake Chanove PK Jr. 5′6″ 173 Metairie, LA 7 of 10 field goals 38 Nathan Snyder P Sr. 6′4″ 225 Marysville, OH 55 punts, 42.5 average 46 Jacob Lewis PK 6′3″ 227 Delaware, OH 11 of 14 field goals 19 Lucas Borrow P Fr. 5′11″ 180 Newcastle, NSW 7 punts, 39.1 average 49 Dylan Seiler LS Fr. 6′0″ 240 Delaware, OH 1 tackle 34 Jack Knight PK Fr. 5′11″ 166 Noblesville, IN
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 T Woodward 5 tackles
Brandon Martin, Ben Stewart, Dean Tate, Derin McCulley, Brandon Berger, Mark Nondorf, Eddie Schott, Harold Jones, Jimmie Boso, Jaylen Turner, Javon Rodgers, Ryan Lezon, Tony Schott, Kendal Kendrick Trenton Hatfield, Austin Hill, Anthony Todd, Kaleb Slaven, Cam Gillentine Trevor Hohlt, Carson Steele, Ethan Crowe, John Harris Isaac James, Brock Burns, Kyle Lozen, Isaiah Dunnuck Elliot Charlebois, Jack Knight, Hank Grenda Nic Jones, Jalen McGaughy John Paddock, Jack Sape Bryce Cosby, Caleb Murray Rico Barfield, Chevy Brenson Cody Rudy, Will Jones Ben Egenolf, Donny Marcus Kyrin Perry, Dylan Koch Jacob Lewis, Dylan Seiler Seth Schmidt, Matt Phillips Malcolm Lee Amechi Uzodinma Tyler Potts Qian Magwood Jaylin Thomas Jordan Riley-Scott Yo’Heinz Tyler Christian Albright Drew Plitt Keionte Newson Justin Hall Jayshon Jackson Jordan Williams J.T. Wahee Hassan Littles Thailand Baldwin Chayce Bishop Justin Campbell Jack Blanco Brett Anderson II Markavun Brownlee Jimmy Daw Tye Evans Anthony Ekpe Clayton Coll Brayden Evans Jackson Kurth Jerwuan Thomas Nathan Snyder Nate Pedraza Cole Pearce Jake Chanove Wes Obermeier Mitchell Carter Tavion Woodard Dalton Elrod Damon Kaylor Nathan Reichert Curtis Blackwell Tommy Lorincz Corey Stewart Kevin Meeder Aaron Porter Porter Haught Julian McBride Joseph Boggs Casey Coll Joshua Tarango Kyron Mims Jordan Ward Chris Agyemang Justen Ramsey IN 47 OH 15 IL 5 MI 5 GA 4 Hometowns of the 2021 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 47 Ohio 15 Michigan 5 Illinois 5 Missouri 4 Georgia 4 Louisiana 3 Tennessee 3 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 14 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 7 Johnson County, Indiana pop. 166,000 5 Delaware County, Indiana pop. 112,000 5 Hendricks County, Indiana pop. 183,000 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’ 2021 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.
