Teams Ball State 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Ball State roster 118 players: 32 freshmen, 24 sophomores, 14 juniors, 14 seniors, 34 with no class listed. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Indiana (37) and Ohio (18). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 15 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 Kiael Kelly QB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 186 Tampa, FL 577 passing yards, 2 TD; 723 rushing yards, 7 TD 3 Layne Hatcher QB Transfer from Texas State Sr. 6′0″ 210 Little Rock, AR 583 passing yards, 4 TD 3 Kadin Semonza QB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Huntington Beach, CA 480 passing yards, 3 TD 4 Colin Blazek QB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Venice, FL 7 Aidan Leffler QB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Indianapolis, IN
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 15 Marquez Cooper RB Transfer from Kent State 5′8″ 200 Gaithersburg, MD 1,043 rushing yards, 4 TD 5 Rico Barfield RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 214 Saint Louis, MO 96 rushing yards, 1 TD 32 Charlie Spegal RB Transfer from Indiana 5′10″ 227 New Palestine, IN 71 rushing yards, 1 TD 34 Brayden Evans RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 207 Camby, IN 3 tackles 4 T.J. Horton RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′10″ 201 Lexington, KY 22 Nathaniel Zachery RB Fr. 5′10″ 205 East Amherst, NY 24 Christian Davis RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′10″ 204 Miamisburg, OH
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 5 Qian Magwood WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 184 Hilltop, OH 41 catches, 358 yards, 1 TD 14 Ahmad Edwards WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 180 Alabaster, AL 31 catches, 354 yards, 1 TD 2 Malcolm Gillie WR So. 6′2″ 204 Milwaukee, WI 14 returns, 304 yards 8 Nick Munson WR 5′10″ 190 Avilla, IN 13 returns, 87 yards 82 Dahya Patel WR Fr. 6′1″ 186 Lawrence, IN 4 tackles 19 Nick Presley WR So. 6′0″ 199 Cincinnati, OH 7 catches, 48 yards 10 Ty Robinson WR Transfer from Colorado 6′4″ 200 Aurora, CO 6 catches, 111 yards, 1 TD 7 Cam Pickett WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 195 Chicago, IL 10 R.J. Mukes WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 190 Dayton, OH 11 Isaiah Thacker WR RS 5′11″ 196 New Palestine, IN 17 Dwayne Moorehead WR Fr. 6′2″ 183 Chicago, IL 25 Austin Hill WR So. 6′2″ 196 Muncie, IN 35 Brody Glenn WR Fr. 6′2″ 180 48 Luke Jones WR Fr. 6′0″ 83 Eli Hohlt WR RS 6′0″ 181
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 9 Tanner Koziol TE So. 6′7″ 240 Bloomingdale, IL 34 catches, 295 yards, 3 TD 44 Maximus Webster TE 6′2″ 226 Sheridan, IN 5 catches, 16 yards, 1 TD 86 Christian Abney TE Fr. 6′6″ 255 Zionsville, IN 3 catches, 16 yards 86 Justin Morris TE So. 6′4″ 220 Vernon Hills, IL 1 catch, 8 yards 36 Jeffrey Simmons TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 241 Fishers, IN 42 Cole Munchel TE Fr. 6′0″ 45 Max Sullivan TE Fr. 6′4″ 249 Greenwood, IN 81 Leo Collins TE RS 6′3″ 233 Evansville, IN 86 Preston Ross TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 252 Fort Wayne, IN 87 Brady Hunt TE 6′5″ 251 Muncie, IN 87 Jackson Constantine TE Fr. 6′3″ 269 Fishers, IN
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 72 Cody Smith OL 6′8″ 292 Sacramento, CA 1 tackle 71 Corey Stewart OL Jr. 6′6″ 305 Nashville, TN −4 rushing yards 54 Ethan Crowe OL Jr. 6′5″ 296 Bargersville, IN 55 Damon Kaylor OL Jr. 6′5″ 287 Huntington, IN 56 Isaac Lucas OL RS 6′3″ 298 Youngstown, OH 56 Luke Wiginton OL Transfer from Indiana Jr. 6′5″ 305 Fort Wayne, IN 61 Ethan Brown OL Fr. 6′2″ 270 Amelia, OH 62 Brandon Malkow OL Sr. 6′4″ 295 Beloit, WI 63 Tommy Lorincz OL So. 6′5″ 287 Avon, OH 64 Jon Mucciolo OL Transfer from Sacred Heart Jr. 6′4″ 313 Mahopac, NY 66 Chris Hood OL Fr. 6′10″ 327 Kendallville, IN 67 Jackson Ruess OL RS 6′4″ 302 69 Eli Freeman OL Fr. 6′5″ 292 Lebanon, TN 70 Rob Fogler OL Fr. 6′7″ 325 Cincinnati, OH 70 Tristan Cook OL 6′6″ 291 Lexington, KY 71 Kevin Meeder OL So. 6′5″ 298 Portersville, PA 72 Phyllip Gunn OL Fr. 6′3″ 315 Hammond, IN 73 Cole Mosier OL RS 6′4″ 302 Columbia City, IN 75 Arkel Anugwom OL RS 6′7″ 330 Antioch, TN 77 Taran Tyo OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 325 Greenville, OH 79 Austin Payton OL RS 6′4″ 257
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 2 Mikhari Sibblis DL Transfer from Lehigh Sr. 6′4″ 265 Cumming, GA 37 tackles, 4 sacks 94 Jack Sape DL Sr. 6′4″ 292 Bloomfield Hills, MI 29 tackles, 2.5 sacks 17 James Makszin DL Sr. 6′4″ 285 Norwalk, CT 23 tackles, 0.5 sacks 52 Tavion Woodard DE 6′4″ 260 West Lafayette, IN 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 93 Kyron Mims DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 306 Baton Rouge, LA 10 tackles 47 Drew Hughes DT So. 6′2″ 288 Willow Springs, IL 9 tackles 54 Kyle King DL Jr. 6′4″ 270 Greenfield, IN 9 tackles 97 John Harris DL Jr. 6′2″ 264 Greenwood, IN 8 tackles 17 Danny Royster DE Fr. 6′2″ 240 Indianapolis, IN 2 tackles, 1 sack 57 Nathan Reichert DL Jr. 6′3″ 271 Lewistown, OH 1 tackle 98 Dakari Frazier DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 280 Columbus, OH 1 tackle 7 Ben Marsh DE RS 6′2″ 247 Hilliard, OH 31 DeJuan Echoles DE Fr. 6′1″ 235 Indianapolis, IN 33 Darin Conley DL RS 6′3″ 290 Kansas City, MO 78 Julian McBride DL So. 6′2″ 270 Cape Girardeau, MO 93 Caleb Vogel DL Fr. 6′0″ Flower Mound, TX
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 40 Cole Pearce LB Sr. 6′1″ 222 Mason, OH 78 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 9 Keionte Newson LB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Murfreesboro, TN 80 tackles, 2.5 sacks 8 Sidney Houston Jr. LB Sr. 6′2″ 245 Cahokia, IL 59 tackles, 8 sacks 21 Joey Stemler LB So. 6′1″ 236 Cleves, OH 18 tackles 22 Jack Beebe LB So. 6′1″ 220 Plainfield, IN 15 tackles 13 Brandon Berger LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 11 tackles 23 Vaughn Pemberton LB So. 6′0″ 235 Lake Forest, IL 139 rushing yards, 1 TD 18 Jackson Wiegold LB So. 6′2″ 228 Vernon Hills, IL 4 tackles 32 Clayton Coll LB Sr. 6′3″ 235 Franklin, IN 4 tackles 55 Dalton Elrod LB So. 6′2″ 229 Hartland, WI 3 tackles 6 Caden Johnson LB Fr. 6′2″ 228 Lexington, KY 2 tackles 39 Nate Pedraza LB So. 6′2″ 239 Rolling Meadows, IL 1 tackle 39 Zavier Simpson LB So. 6′1″ 217 Indianapolis, IN 44 Kyle Lozen LB So. 5′10″ 215 Carmel, IN 51 Ethan Evers LB RS 6′0″ 208 52 Drew Harper LB Fr. 6′0″ 202 Bradenton, FL
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 6 Jordan Riley-Scott S Jr. 6′0″ 202 Clinton, MD 61 tackles 1 Aljareek Malry DB Transfer from VMI Sr. 6′1″ 200 Lanham, MD 54 tackles, 1 INT 4 Tyler Potts DB Sr. 5′10″ 182 Columbus, OH 27 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 23 Loren Strickland DB Sr. 5′10″ 200 Carpentersville, IL 31 tackles, 1 sack 11 Damion Charity DB Sr. 6′2″ 185 Hampton, VA 30 tackles 16 Thailand Baldwin DB So. 5′11″ 180 Hampton, VA 30 tackles 3 Jordan Coleman DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Saint Peters, MO 22 tackles, 1 INT 22 Jahmad Harmon S Fr. 5′10″ 180 Indianapolis, IN 10 tackles 1 D.D. Snyder S Transfer from Illinois Fr. 6′0″ 200 Tampa, FL 5 tackles 7 Marion Ponds DB So. 6′1″ 190 Wichita, KS 4 tackles 16 Blair Schonhorst DB 6′0″ 180 St. Louis, MO 4 tackles 0 Derek Fields Jr. DB 6′1″ 195 Saint Charles, MO 1 tackle 5 Elijah Davis S 6′1″ 195 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle 16 A.J. Taylor DB So. 5′11″ 190 Saint Louis, MO 1 tackle 20 Jalon Jones DB Fr. 5′11″ 187 Hillside, IL 24 Alex Stirn DB So. 6′2″ 186 Metamora, IN 27 Khani McNeese DB RS 6′2″ 180 Chicago, IL 38 Deion Manley DB Fr. 6′2″ 187 Bloomingdale, IL 42 Jake Bates DB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Mason, OH 45 Cole Earlewine DB RS 5′11″ 207 Fishers, IN
Elijah Davis, Aidan Leffler, Brandon Berger, Danny Royster, Jahmad Harmon, DeJuan Echoles, Zavier Simpson Rico Barfield, Sidney Houston Jr., A.J. Taylor, Blair Schonhorst Jeffrey Simmons, Kyle Lozen, Cole Earlewine, Jackson Constantine T.J. Horton, Caden Johnson, Tristan Cook Tyler Potts, Ben Marsh, Dakari Frazier Cam Pickett, Dwayne Moorehead, Khani McNeese Jackson Wiegold, Nate Pedraza, Justin Morris Max Sullivan, Ethan Crowe, John Harris Derek Fields Jr., Jordan Coleman D.D. Snyder, Kiael Kelly Qian Magwood, Isaac Lucas Tanner Koziol, Deion Manley Damion Charity, Thailand Baldwin Isaiah Thacker, Charlie Spegal Nick Presley, Rob Fogler Jack Beebe, Carson Holmer Austin Hill, Brady Hunt Cole Pearce, Jake Bates Jack Drake, Christian Abney Luke Wiginton, Preston Ross Aljareek Malry Malcolm Gillie Mikhari Sibblis Kadin Semonza Layne Hatcher Colin Blazek Jordan Riley-Scott Marion Ponds Keionte Newson R.J. Mukes Ty Robinson Ahmad Edwards Marquez Cooper James Makszin Jalon Jones Joey Stemler Nathaniel Zachery Loren Strickland Vaughn Pemberton Christian Davis Clayton Coll Darin Conley Brayden Evans Maximus Webster Caden Britton Drew Hughes Drew Harper Tavion Woodard Tucker Dunn Kyle King Dalton Elrod Damon Kaylor Nathan Reichert Brandon Malkow Tommy Lorincz Jon Mucciolo Chris Hood Eli Freeman Corey Stewart Kevin Meeder Cody Smith Phyllip Gunn Cole Mosier Arkel Anugwom Taran Tyo Julian McBride Leo Collins Kyron Mims Jack Sape Jackson Courville IN 37 OH 18 IL 13 MO 7 FL 4 Hometowns of the 2023 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 37 Ohio 18 Illinois 13 Missouri 7 Florida 4 Tennessee 4 Maryland 3 Wisconsin 3 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 8 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 5 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 4 Johnson County, Indiana pop. 166,000 4 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’ 2023 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.
