MAC · Through Week 7
Ball State Cardinals Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#6 Keldric LusterQB · SR · 6 G · 4 GS80%355 snapsQB2#9 Tyler MizzellQB · SR · 6 G · 1 GS20%88 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#4 TJ HortonRB · SR · 7 G · 2 GS41%33–51% · ~183 est.RB2Johnny Thompson Jr.RB · 7 G · 1 GS29%23–35% · ~127 est.RB3#2 Jalen BondsRB · SO · 5 G · 2 GS22%17–27% · ~97 est.RB4#0 Elijah JacksonRB · SR · 4 G · 1 GS7%4–16% · ~32 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#10 Jamarion McDougleWR · SR · 7 G · 4 GS65%55–76% · ~290 est.WR2#11 Isaiah ThackerWR · SR · 5 G · 1 GS45%26–59% · ~199 est.WR3#1 Donovan HamiltonWR · JR · 6 G · 3 GS48%30–58% · ~211 est.—#7 CJ NelsonWR · SR · 6 G · 2 GS31%18–41% · ~137 est.—#5 Jabari SmithWR · SR · 4 G38%32–45% · ~170 est.—#14 Elisha DurhamWR · SO · 4 G20%11–26% · ~89 est.—#83 Eli HohltWR · SR · 6 G8%4–11% · ~37 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#24 Tate HooverTE · SR · 7 G · 5 GS52%40–73% · ~232 est.TE2#88 Alex ScherleTE · SR · 7 G · 4 GS40%30–56% · ~177 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#66 Chris HoodOL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS66%62–69% · ~294 est.OL2#77 Misael SandovalOL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS66%62–69% · ~294 est.OL3#68 Grant HaworthOL · JR · 6 G · 5 GS66%62–69% · ~294 est.OL4#70 Tristan CookOL · JR · 5 G · 5 GS66%62–69% · ~294 est.OL5#73 Cole MosierOL · SR · 3 G · 2 GS26%24–27% · ~116 est.—#71 Brady BarrowmanOL · SO · 3 G · 2 GS27%25–28% · ~120 est.—#56 Jacob JeudyOL · SR · 2 G · 1 GS13%12–14% · ~58 est.From each game’s starting lineup. Starting linemen play nearly every snap (NFL median: 100%), so a start counts as about 97% of the team’s plays.
Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#56 Ameir GlennDT · JR · 7 G · 5 GS46%29–59% · ~215 est.DL2#7 Ben MarshDE · SR · 7 G · 5 GS45%28–57% · ~207 est.DL3#39 Maverick GracioDE · SR · 5 G43%24–55% · ~198 est.DL4#94 Ka'Shawn ThomasDT · SR · 6 G · 5 GS33%19–43% · ~155 est.—#99 Kendrick GilbertDT · SR · 5 G32%18–42% · ~150 est.—#10 Austin StiefDE · SR · 5 G · 1 GS25%14–33% · ~118 est.—#58 Keilan SmithDT · SR · 4 G27%15–34% · ~124 est.—Spencer VakaDT · 4 G18%10–23% · ~84 est.—#57 Reese HillDT · JR · 1 G9%4–11% · ~40 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#6 Cincear LewisLB · SR · 7 G · 4 GS63%53–75% · ~292 est.LB2#27 Gavin ForshaLB · SR · 7 G · 5 GS60%28–82% · ~279 est.LB3#16 Kaleb StewartLB · JR · 7 G · 1 GS63%53–75% · ~292 est.—#26 Lucas SzymborskiLB · SO · 5 G41%16–54% · ~189 est.—Mikeah WebsterLB · 4 G34%13–45% · ~159 est.—#11 Layton StarksLB · JR · 6 G · 1 GS35%16–47% · ~161 est.—#9 Justin ThomasLB · SR · 7 G20%0–37% · ~92 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#14 Anthony PinnaceDB · SR · 7 G · 2 GS83%63–92% · ~386 est.CB2#1 Sterling SmithDB · SR · 6 G · 4 GS81%61–90% · ~375 est.—Willizhuan YatesDB · 7 G · 5 GS74%56–82% · ~344 est.—#2 Quentavius ScandrettDB · SR · 7 G · 4 GS62%47–69% · ~288 est.—#5 Chris JacksonDB · SR · 5 G48%34–55% · ~225 est.Safetiesseason snap share
S1Willizhuan YatesDB · 7 G · 5 GS74%56–82% · ~344 est.S2#2 Quentavius ScandrettDB · SR · 7 G · 4 GS62%47–69% · ~288 est.—#5 Chris JacksonDB · SR · 5 G48%34–55% · ~225 est.—#13 Kamron ChambleDB · SO · 6 G · 3 GS45%32–51% · ~210 est.—#18 Cedric Franklin IIDB · JR · 6 G35%15–38% · ~161 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Punterby punts
P1#32 Cole StumbaughP · JR · 7 G33punts · 4 lastLong snapperroster order
LS1#45 Caden BrittonLS · SR · 3 GSRNo plays recorded yet, so this is roster order.
Snaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 @ Ohio State | Wk 2 vs Stony Brook | Wk 3 @ Liberty | Wk 4 @ Kent State | Wk 5 vs Toledo | Wk 6 @ Northwestern | Wk 7 @ Bowling Green | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 60 | 68 | 56 | 54 | 61 | 78 | 66 | 443 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 72 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 86 | 55 | 58 | 465 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| Keldric Luster | QB | 54 | 66 | 51 | · | 51 | 67 | 66 | 355 |
| Tyler Mizzell | QB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 10 | 11 | · | 88 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| TJ Horton | RB | ~27 | ~34 | ~21 | ~12 | ~30 | ~21 | ~38 | 183 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | RB | ~15 | ~11 | ~21 | ~7 | ~29 | ~35 | ~9 | 127 |
| Jalen Bonds | RB | ~12 | ~19 | ~13 | ~34 | · | · | ~19 | 97 |
| Elijah Jackson | RB | ~11 | · | ~10 | · | · | ~11 | · | 32 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| Jamarion McDougle | WR | ~34 | ~38 | ~39 | ~13 | ~47 | ~63 | ~56 | 290 |
| Tate Hoover | TE | ~49 | ~42 | ~34 | ~33 | ~28 | ~46 | · | 232 |
| Donovan Hamilton | WR | ~32 | ~26 | ~43 | ~44 | ~52 | ~14 | · | 211 |
| Isaiah Thacker | WR | ~21 | ~54 | ~43 | ~42 | · | · | ~39 | 199 |
| Alex Scherle | TE | · | ~25 | ~23 | ~26 | ~38 | ~27 | ~38 | 177 |
| Jabari Smith | WR | · | ~40 | ~17 | · | ~52 | ~61 | · | 170 |
| CJ Nelson | WR | ~23 | ~7 | · | ~8 | · | ~44 | ~55 | 137 |
| Elisha Durham | WR | ~35 | ~7 | · | ~28 | · | ~19 | · | 89 |
| Eli Hohlt | WR | · | · | · | · | · | ~25 | ~12 | 37 |
| Ace Cooper | WR | · | ~12 | · | · | ~11 | ~10 | · | 33 |
| Corey Thompson Jr. | WR | ~18 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 18 |
| Tayshon Bardo | WR | · | · | · | · | · | ~7 | · | 7 |
| DJ Young | WR | · | · | · | · | · | ~7 | · | 7 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| Ameir Glenn | DT | ~34 | ~22 | · | ~43 | ~48 | ~26 | ~42 | 215 |
| Ben Marsh | DE | ~32 | ~29 | · | ~27 | ~46 | ~40 | ~33 | 207 |
| Maverick Gracio | DE | ~43 | ~34 | · | ~38 | ~52 | ~31 | · | 198 |
| Ka'Shawn Thomas | DT | · | ~39 | ~31 | ~20 | ~37 | · | ~28 | 155 |
| Kendrick Gilbert | DT | ~37 | ~36 | · | ~34 | ~43 | · | · | 150 |
| Keilan Smith | DT | ~24 | · | ~40 | · | ~40 | ~20 | · | 124 |
| Austin Stief | DE | · | ~32 | ~36 | · | ~29 | · | ~21 | 118 |
| Spencer Vaka | DT | ~15 | ~28 | ~23 | · | ~18 | · | · | 84 |
| Reese Hill | DT | ~40 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 40 |
| Jamar Birden | DE | ~39 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 39 |
| Michael Thacker | DT | · | ~15 | · | · | · | · | · | 15 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| Cincear Lewis | LB | ~32 | ~44 | ~60 | ~49 | ~61 | ~3 | ~43 | 292 |
| Kaleb Stewart | LB | ~40 | ~50 | ~36 | ~41 | ~47 | ~54 | ~24 | 292 |
| Gavin Forsha | LB | ~60 | ~25 | ~52 | ~43 | ~31 | ~22 | ~46 | 279 |
| Lucas Szymborski | LB | ~57 | ~17 | · | · | ~42 | ~40 | ~33 | 189 |
| Layton Starks | LB | · | ~33 | ~23 | ~20 | ~28 | ~31 | ~26 | 161 |
| Mikeah Webster | LB | · | · | · | ~58 | ~66 | · | ~35 | 159 |
| Justin Thomas | LB | ~27 | ~14 | ~17 | ~3 | · | ~28 | ~3 | 92 |
| Jared Badie | LB | ~17 | ~29 | · | · | ~35 | · | · | 81 |
| Sam Feeney | LB | ~4 | ~18 | ~28 | ~23 | · | · | · | 73 |
| Gannon Knowles | LB | · | · | · | · | · | ~11 | · | 11 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| Anthony Pinnace | DB | ~70 | ~10 | ~52 | ~59 | ~84 | ~53 | ~58 | 386 |
| Sterling Smith | DB | ~65 | ~62 | ~64 | ~66 | ~81 | ~37 | · | 375 |
| Willizhuan Yates | DB | ~47 | ~26 | ~62 | ~65 | ~65 | ~53 | ~26 | 344 |
| Quentavius Scandrett | DB | ~69 | ~52 | ~15 | ~6 | ~86 | ~4 | ~56 | 288 |
| Chris Jackson | DB | ~16 | · | · | ~23 | ~78 | ~50 | ~58 | 225 |
| Kamron Chamble | DB | ~17 | ~62 | · | ~54 | · | ~19 | ~58 | 210 |
| Cedric Franklin II | DB | ~4 | ~15 | ~57 | ~41 | ~31 | ~13 | · | 161 |
| Derek Fields | DB | ~59 | ~57 | ~22 | · | · | · | · | 138 |
| Deondre Shepherd | DB | · | ~43 | ~4 | ~2 | ~13 | · | ~45 | 107 |
| Stone Perkins | DB | ~4 | ~14 | ~8 | ~11 | ~18 | ~45 | · | 100 |
| Gabe Aramboles | DB | ~24 | ~4 | ~39 | · | · | · | · | 67 |
| Cole Earlewine | DB | · | · | · | · | · | ~7 | · | 7 |
| Jordan Suggs | DB | ~4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| Kamari Williams | DB | · | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| Chris Hood | OL | ~58 | ~66 | ~54 | ~52 | · | · | ~64 | 294 |
| Grant Haworth | OL | ~58 | ~66 | ~54 | ~52 | · | · | ~64 | 294 |
| Tristan Cook | OL | ~58 | ~66 | ~54 | ~52 | · | · | ~64 | 294 |
| Misael Sandoval | OL | ~58 | ~66 | ~54 | ~52 | · | · | ~64 | 294 |
| Brady Barrowman | OL | · | ~66 | ~54 | · | · | · | · | 120 |
| Cole Mosier | OL | · | · | · | ~52 | · | · | ~64 | 116 |
| Jacob Jeudy | OL | ~58 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 58 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.