MAC · Through Week 8
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 · 7 G · 4 GS82%422 snapsQB2#9 Tyler MizzellQB · SR · 7 G · 1 GS18%90 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#4 TJ HortonRB · SR · 8 G · 2 GS40%32–49% · ~205 est.RB2#2 Jalen BondsRB · SO · 6 G · 2 GS26%21–32% · ~132 est.RB3Johnny Thompson Jr.RB · 8 G · 1 GS27%21–34% · ~139 est.RB4#0 Elijah JacksonRB · SR · 5 G · 1 GS9%5–21% · ~44 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#10 Jamarion McDougleWR · SR · 8 G · 4 GS64%54–75% · ~330 est.WR2#1 Donovan HamiltonWR · JR · 7 G · 3 GS50%31–60% · ~254 est.WR3#11 Isaiah ThackerWR · SR · 6 G · 1 GS43%27–52% · ~220 est.—#5 Jabari SmithWR · SR · 5 G37%21–49% · ~191 est.—#7 CJ NelsonWR · SR · 7 G · 2 GS34%21–41% · ~173 est.—#14 Elisha DurhamWR · SO · 5 G19%11–25% · ~97 est.—#83 Eli HohltWR · SR · 6 G7%3–10% · ~37 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#24 Tate HooverTE · SR · 8 G · 5 GS54%41–75% · ~275 est.TE2#88 Alex ScherleTE · SR · 8 G · 4 GS35%26–48% · ~177 est.TE3#42 AJ SeymourTE · FR · 1 G6%3–8% · ~29 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#66 Chris HoodOL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS57%53–59% · ~294 est.OL2#77 Misael SandovalOL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS57%53–59% · ~294 est.OL3#68 Grant HaworthOL · JR · 7 G · 5 GS57%53–59% · ~294 est.OL4#70 Tristan CookOL · JR · 6 G · 5 GS57%53–59% · ~294 est.OL5#71 Brady BarrowmanOL · SO · 3 G · 2 GS23%22–24% · ~120 est.—#73 Cole MosierOL · SR · 3 G · 2 GS23%21–23% · ~116 est.—#56 Jacob JeudyOL · SR · 2 G · 1 GS11%11–12% · ~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 · 8 G · 5 GS49%31–63% · ~256 est.DL2#94 Ka'Shawn ThomasDT · SR · 7 G · 5 GS36%23–47% · ~189 est.DL3#7 Ben MarshDE · SR · 7 G · 5 GS40%25–51% · ~207 est.DL4#39 Maverick GracioDE · SR · 5 G38%22–49% · ~198 est.—#99 Kendrick GilbertDT · SR · 5 G29%16–37% · ~150 est.—#58 Keilan SmithDT · SR · 4 G24%14–30% · ~124 est.—Spencer VakaDT · 5 G20%11–25% · ~102 est.—#10 Austin StiefDE · SR · 5 G · 1 GS23%13–29% · ~118 est.—#33 Jamar BirdenDE · SO · 2 G13%6–18% · ~69 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#27 Gavin ForshaLB · SR · 8 G · 5 GS62%52–75% · ~326 est.LB2#6 Cincear LewisLB · SR · 8 G · 4 GS63%53–76% · ~330 est.LB3#16 Kaleb StewartLB · JR · 8 G · 1 GS61%29–83% · ~318 est.—Mikeah WebsterLB · 5 G40%33–48% · ~210 est.—#26 Lucas SzymborskiLB · SO · 6 G40%19–55% · ~209 est.—#11 Layton StarksLB · JR · 6 G · 1 GS31%14–42% · ~161 est.—#9 Justin ThomasLB · SR · 7 G18%0–33% · ~92 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1Willizhuan YatesDB · 8 G · 5 GS77%58–85% · ~400 est.CB2#14 Anthony PinnaceDB · SR · 8 G · 2 GS78%59–87% · ~407 est.—#2 Quentavius ScandrettDB · SR · 8 G · 4 GS65%49–72% · ~340 est.—#1 Sterling SmithDB · SR · 6 G · 4 GS72%54–80% · ~375 est.—#5 Chris JacksonDB · SR · 6 G54%41–60% · ~280 est.Safetiesseason snap share
S1#2 Quentavius ScandrettDB · SR · 8 G · 4 GS65%49–72% · ~340 est.S2#1 Sterling SmithDB · SR · 6 G · 4 GS72%54–80% · ~375 est.—#5 Chris JacksonDB · SR · 6 G54%41–60% · ~280 est.—#13 Kamron ChambleDB · SO · 7 G · 3 GS48%36–53% · ~250 est.—#28 Stone PerkinsDB · FR · 8 G · 1 GS30%13–32% · ~154 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Punterby punts
P1#32 Cole StumbaughP · JR · 8 G37punts · 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 | Wk 8 vs Sacramento State | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 60 | 68 | 56 | 54 | 61 | 78 | 66 | 69 | 512 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 72 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 86 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 522 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Keldric Luster | QB | 54 | 66 | 51 | · | 51 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 422 |
| Tyler Mizzell | QB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 10 | 11 | · | 2 | 90 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| TJ Horton | RB | ~27 | ~34 | ~21 | ~12 | ~30 | ~21 | ~38 | ~22 | 205 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | RB | ~15 | ~11 | ~21 | ~7 | ~29 | ~35 | ~9 | ~12 | 139 |
| Jalen Bonds | RB | ~12 | ~19 | ~13 | ~34 | · | · | ~19 | ~35 | 132 |
| Elijah Jackson | RB | ~11 | · | ~10 | · | · | ~11 | · | ~12 | 44 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Jamarion McDougle | WR | ~34 | ~38 | ~39 | ~13 | ~47 | ~63 | ~56 | ~40 | 330 |
| Tate Hoover | TE | ~49 | ~42 | ~34 | ~33 | ~28 | ~46 | · | ~43 | 275 |
| Donovan Hamilton | WR | ~32 | ~26 | ~43 | ~44 | ~52 | ~14 | · | ~43 | 254 |
| Isaiah Thacker | WR | ~21 | ~54 | ~43 | ~42 | · | · | ~39 | ~21 | 220 |
| Jabari Smith | WR | · | ~40 | ~17 | · | ~52 | ~61 | · | ~21 | 191 |
| Alex Scherle | TE | · | ~25 | ~23 | ~26 | ~38 | ~27 | ~38 | · | 177 |
| CJ Nelson | WR | ~23 | ~7 | · | ~8 | · | ~44 | ~55 | ~36 | 173 |
| Elisha Durham | WR | ~35 | ~7 | · | ~28 | · | ~19 | · | ~8 | 97 |
| Eli Hohlt | WR | · | · | · | · | · | ~25 | ~12 | · | 37 |
| Ace Cooper | WR | · | ~12 | · | · | ~11 | ~10 | · | · | 33 |
| AJ Seymour | TE | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~29 | 29 |
| 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 | ~41 | 256 |
| 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 | ~34 | 189 |
| 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 | · | · | ~18 | 102 |
| Jamar Birden | DE | ~39 | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~30 | 69 |
| Reese Hill | DT | ~40 | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~24 | 64 |
| Michael Thacker | DT | · | ~15 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Cincear Lewis | LB | ~32 | ~44 | ~60 | ~49 | ~61 | ~3 | ~43 | ~38 | 330 |
| Gavin Forsha | LB | ~60 | ~25 | ~52 | ~43 | ~31 | ~22 | ~46 | ~47 | 326 |
| Kaleb Stewart | LB | ~40 | ~50 | ~36 | ~41 | ~47 | ~54 | ~24 | ~26 | 318 |
| Mikeah Webster | LB | · | · | · | ~58 | ~66 | · | ~35 | ~51 | 210 |
| Lucas Szymborski | LB | ~57 | ~17 | · | · | ~42 | ~40 | ~33 | ~20 | 209 |
| Layton Starks | LB | · | ~33 | ~23 | ~20 | ~28 | ~31 | ~26 | · | 161 |
| 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 | ~21 | 407 |
| Willizhuan Yates | DB | ~47 | ~26 | ~62 | ~65 | ~65 | ~53 | ~26 | ~56 | 400 |
| Sterling Smith | DB | ~65 | ~62 | ~64 | ~66 | ~81 | ~37 | · | · | 375 |
| Quentavius Scandrett | DB | ~69 | ~52 | ~15 | ~6 | ~86 | ~4 | ~56 | ~52 | 340 |
| Chris Jackson | DB | ~16 | · | · | ~23 | ~78 | ~50 | ~58 | ~55 | 280 |
| Kamron Chamble | DB | ~17 | ~62 | · | ~54 | · | ~19 | ~58 | ~40 | 250 |
| Cedric Franklin II | DB | ~4 | ~15 | ~57 | ~41 | ~31 | ~13 | · | · | 161 |
| Stone Perkins | DB | ~4 | ~14 | ~8 | ~11 | ~18 | ~45 | · | ~54 | 154 |
| Derek Fields | DB | ~59 | ~57 | ~22 | · | · | · | · | · | 138 |
| Deondre Shepherd | DB | · | ~43 | ~4 | ~2 | ~13 | · | ~45 | ~12 | 119 |
| Gabe Aramboles | DB | ~24 | ~4 | ~39 | · | · | · | · | · | 67 |
| Cole Earlewine | DB | · | · | · | · | · | ~7 | · | · | 7 |
| Kamari Williams | DB | · | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | ~2 | 6 |
| Jordan Suggs | 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.