Teams Ball State 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Ball State roster 112 players: 26 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 10 juniors, 11 seniors, 1 fifth-year player, 45 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Indiana (48) and Illinois (15). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 4 John Paddock QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Bloomfield Hills, MI 2,715 passing yards, 18 TD 1 Kiael Kelly QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 186 Tampa, FL 23 passing yards 4 Colin Blazek QB RS 6′2″ 210 Venice, FL 7 Aidan Leffler QB RS 6′1″ 215 Indianapolis, IN 13 Mark Nondorf QB Jr. 6′3″ 208 Indianapolis, IN
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 33 Carson Steele RB So. 6′1″ 225 Greenwood, IN 1,581 rushing yards, 14 TD 34 Brayden Evans RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 207 Camby, IN 6 tackles 5 Rico Barfield RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 214 Saint Louis, MO 60 rushing yards 24 Will Jones RB Sr. 5′10″ 208 Anderson, IN 41 rushing yards 20 Donny Marcus RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Brownsburg, IN 1 rushing yard 22 Kyrin Perry RB Fr. 5′9″ 186 Oswego, IL 37 Shoka Griffin II RB Fr. 5′8″ 252 Muncie, IN 38 Kyondre Winford RB Fr. 5′7″ 243 New Albany, IN
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 12 Jayshon Jackson WR Sr. 5′10″ 175 Chicago, IL 74 catches, 829 yards, 3 TD 6 Yo’Heinz Tyler WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 204 New Orleans, LA 48 catches, 430 yards, 1 TD 11 Amir Abdur-Rahman WR Transfer from Vanderbilt Jr. 6′3″ 225 Atlanta, GA 23 catches, 230 yards, 1 TD 10 Derin McCulley WR So. 6′1″ 174 Indianapolis, IN 3 returns, 57 yards 19 Nick Presley WR Fr. 6′0″ 199 Cincinnati, OH 6 catches, 35 yards 8 Nick Munson WR 5′10″ 190 Avilla, IN 2 tackles 10 Dean Tate WR So. 5′8″ 168 Indianapolis, IN 3 catches, 19 yards 5 Qian Magwood WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 184 Hilltop, OH 7 Cam Pickett WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 195 Chicago, IL 11 Kaden Cobb WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 185 Naperville, IL 17 Dwayne Moorehead WR RS 6′2″ 183 Chicago, IL 17 Justin Campbell WR Fr. 6′4″ 195 Suwanee, GA 25 Austin Hill WR Fr. 6′2″ 196 Muncie, IN 35 Brody Glenn WR RS 6′2″ 180 82 Dahya Patel WR RS 6′1″ 186 Lawrence, IN 83 Cam Gillentine WR So. 5′11″ 195 Muncie, IN
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 87 Brady Hunt TE 6′5″ 251 Muncie, IN 46 catches, 498 yards, 5 TD 9 Tanner Koziol TE Fr. 6′7″ 240 Bloomingdale, IL 35 catches, 373 yards, 7 TD 81 Ryan Lezon TE 6′1″ 214 Indianapolis, IN 5 catches, 33 yards 87 Casey Coll TE Sr. 6′2″ 245 Lizton, IN 2 catches, 27 yards 42 Gavin Smithson-Burciaga TE Fr. 6′1″ 231 Parker City, IN 44 Maximus Webster TE 6′2″ 226 Sheridan, IN 45 Max Sullivan TE RS 6′4″ 249 Greenwood, IN 86 Justin Morris TE Fr. 6′4″ 220 Vernon Hills, IL 87 Jackson Constantine TE RS 6′3″ 269 Fishers, IN
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 54 Ethan Crowe OL So. 6′5″ 296 Bargersville, IN 1 tackle 63 Tommy Lorincz OL Fr. 6′5″ 287 Avon, OH 1 tackle 50 Seth Schmidt OL So. 6′5″ 292 Wilmington, OH 53 Jaylen Turner OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 321 Indianapolis, IN 55 Damon Kaylor OL So. 6′5″ 287 Huntington, IN 58 Jalen Johnson OL Fr. 6′3″ 330 River Rouge, MI 62 Brandon Malkow OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Beloit, WI 65 Zach Williams OL Fr. 6′5″ 285 Westfield, IN 66 Chris Hood OL RS 6′10″ 327 Kendallville, IN 71 Corey Stewart OL So. 6′6″ 305 Nashville, TN 71 Kevin Meeder OL Fr. 6′5″ 298 Portersville, PA 72 Phyllip Gunn OL RS 6′3″ 315 Hammond, IN 73 Cole Mosier OL 6′4″ 302 Columbia City, IN 74 Porter Haught OL So. 6′4″ 290 Fort Wayne, IN 77 Taran Tyo OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 325 Greenville, OH 79 Joseph Boggs OL Jr. 6′4″ 301 Reynoldsburg, OH
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 52 Tavion Woodard DE 6′4″ 260 West Lafayette, IN 36 tackles, 4 sacks 94 Jack Sape DL 6′4″ 292 Bloomfield Hills, MI 27 tackles, 1 sack 54 Kyle King DL Transfer from Michigan State So. 6′4″ 270 Greenfield, IN 22 tackles, 2.5 sacks 90 Joshua Tarango DL Jr. 6′2″ 289 Anaheim Hills, CA 26 tackles, 0.5 sacks 93 Kyron Mims DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 306 Baton Rouge, LA 22 tackles 97 John Harris DL 6′2″ 264 Greenwood, IN 17 tackles, 1 sack Justen Ramsey DL 5′11″ 298 Merrillville, IN 3 tackles, 1 sack 57 Nathan Reichert DL So. 6′3″ 271 Lewistown, OH 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks 78 Julian McBride DL Fr. 6′2″ 270 Cape Girardeau, MO 4 tackles 17 Danny Royster DE RS 6′2″ 240 Indianapolis, IN 31 DeJuan Echoles DE RS 6′1″ 235 Indianapolis, IN 46 Karl Odrick Jr. DE RS 6′2″ 220 New Orleans, LA 47 Drew Hughes DT Fr. 6′2″ 288 Willow Springs, IL 76 Dylan Graber DL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Powell, OH 92 Kendal Kendrick DL Sr. 6′1″ 275 Indianapolis, IN 98 Dakari Frazier DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 280 Columbus, OH
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 32 Clayton Coll LB 6′3″ 235 Franklin, IN 110 tackles, 2 sacks 40 Cole Pearce LB 6′1″ 222 Mason, OH 85 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 8 Sidney Houston Jr. LB Jr. 6′2″ 245 Cahokia, IL 67 tackles, 4 sacks 9 Keionte Newson LB So. 6′2″ 200 Murfreesboro, TN 16 tackles 13 Brandon Berger LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 10 tackles, 1 sack 21 Joey Stemler LB Fr. 6′1″ 236 Cleves, OH 9 tackles 23 Vaughn Pemberton LB Fr. 6′0″ 235 Lake Forest, IL 133 rushing yards 55 Dalton Elrod LB 6′2″ 229 Hartland, WI 3 tackles 22 Jack Beebe LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Plainfield, IN 2 tackles 39 Nate Pedraza LB Fr. 6′2″ 239 Rolling Meadows, IL 1 tackle 6 Caden Johnson LB RS 6′2″ 228 Lexington, KY 7 Brandon Martin LB Sr. 6′0″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 18 Jackson Wiegold LB Fr. 6′2″ 228 Vernon Hills, IL 44 Kyle Lozen LB Fr. 5′10″ 215 Carmel, IN 45 Ashton Carroll LB Fr. 6′3″ 215 Roanoke, VA 52 Drew Harper LB RS 6′0″ 202 Bradenton, FL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 16 Jaquan Amos S Transfer from Iowa State 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 194 Leander, TX 95 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 6 Jordan Riley-Scott S So. 6′0″ 202 Clinton, MD 94 tackles, 1 sack 2 Malcolm Lee S Sr. 6′1″ 183 Mobile, AL 71 tackles 3 Amechi Uzodinma CB Sr. 6′0″ 193 Orlando, FL 46 tackles, 3 INT 10 Ben Egenolf S So. 5′9″ 191 Avon, IN 34 tackles 1 Nic Jones CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 185 Detroit, MI 22 tackles, 2 INT 4 Tyler Potts DB 5′10″ 182 Columbus, OH 26 tackles, 1 sack 19 Jack Blanco S Jr. 5′11″ 199 San Diego, CA 21 tackles 23 Loren Strickland DB Jr. 5′10″ 200 Carpentersville, IL 19 tackles 8 Trenton Hatfield S Sr. 6′2″ 203 Muncie, IN 9 tackles 5 Latrelle Smith S 5′10″ 190 Hampton, VA 5 tackles 3 Jordan Coleman DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Saint Peters, MO 1 tackle 16 Blair Schonhorst DB 6′0″ 180 St. Louis, MO 1 return, 0 yards 16 Thailand Baldwin DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Hampton, VA 17 Chayce Bishop CB 5′10″ 181 Thompsons Station, TN 20 Jalon Jones DB RS 5′11″ 187 Hillside, IL 24 Alex Stirn DB 6′2″ 186 Metamora, IN 29 Harold Jones S So. 5′10″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 38 Deion Manley DB RS 6′2″ 187 Bloomingdale, IL
Aidan Leffler, Brandon Martin, Dean Tate, Derin McCulley, Brandon Berger, Mark Nondorf, Danny Royster, Harold Jones, DeJuan Echoles, Jaylen Turner, Ryan Lezon, Kendal Kendrick Trenton Hatfield, Austin Hill, Shoka Griffin II, Cam Gillentine, Brady Hunt Ben Egenolf, Donny Marcus, Jack Beebe, Carson Holmer Carson Steele, Max Sullivan, Ethan Crowe, John Harris Rico Barfield, Sidney Houston Jr., Blair Schonhorst Cam Pickett, Jayshon Jackson, Dwayne Moorehead Jackson Wiegold, Nate Pedraza, Justin Morris Nic Jones, Jalen Johnson John Paddock, Jack Sape Tyler Potts, Dakari Frazier Latrelle Smith, Thailand Baldwin Yo’Heinz Tyler, Karl Odrick Jr. Tanner Koziol, Deion Manley Chase Wyatt, Zach Williams Kyle Lozen, Jackson Constantine Kiael Kelly Malcolm Lee Amechi Uzodinma Jordan Coleman Colin Blazek Qian Magwood Caden Johnson Jordan Riley-Scott Keionte Newson Amir Abdur-Rahman Kaden Cobb Jaquan Amos Chayce Bishop Justin Campbell Jack Blanco Nick Presley Jalon Jones Joey Stemler Kyrin Perry Loren Strickland Vaughn Pemberton Will Jones Clayton Coll Brayden Evans Kyondre Winford Adam Vinatieri Jr. Cole Pearce Gavin Smithson-Burciaga Maximus Webster Ashton Carroll Caden Britton Drew Hughes Dylan Seiler Seth Schmidt Drew Harper Tavion Woodard Kyle King Dalton Elrod Damon Kaylor Nathan Reichert Brandon Malkow Tommy Lorincz Chris Hood Corey Stewart Kevin Meeder Phyllip Gunn Cole Mosier Porter Haught Dylan Graber Taran Tyo Julian McBride Joseph Boggs Casey Coll Joshua Tarango Kyron Mims Justen Ramsey IN 48 IL 15 OH 14 FL 4 MI 4 Hometowns of the 2022 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 48 Illinois 15 Ohio 14 Florida 4 Michigan 4 Missouri 4 Virginia 3 Louisiana 3 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 13 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6 Delaware County, Indiana pop. 112,000 6 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 5 Hendricks County, Indiana pop. 183,000 5 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’ 2022 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.
