#11
Ball State · 2026

Isaiah Thacker

WRSenior5' 11", 195 lbsNew Palestine, IN
Ball State Cardinals1-2 · TDC #130
Snap share
64%
1 of 3 started · likely 30–83%
Receptions
10
187th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
86
378th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
8.6
404th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.33
213th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

15 plays · +4.9 total EPA · 213th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.33
Passing+0.40
Rushing-0.66
1st down+0.03
2nd down+0.23
3rd down+0.63
Standard downs+0.43
Passing downs+0.13
ThackerWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays15%
Run plays1%
1st down8%
2nd down6%
3rd down9%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs8%
ThackerWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets12—
Target share16.7%247th / 489
Catch rate66.7%228th / 489
Success rate per target33.3%392nd / 489
Yards per target5.6393rd / 489
Explosive catches0.0%382nd / 489
Deep-target rate16.7%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries2—
Yards7921st / 1194
Yards / carry3.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long5—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions10187th / 1676
Yards86378th / 1662
Yards / catch8.6404th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long14—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Ohio State—60~21 (7–29)335%
Wk 2 · Stony Brook✓ WR68~54 (35–66)879%
Wk 3 · Liberty—56~43 (28–52)577%
Season1 GS184118 (55–152)1664%

Position Room

11 WRs on the Ball State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
11Isaiah ThackerWRSR1086015%+0.33
1Donovan HamiltonWRJR770013%+0.06
10Jamarion McDougleWRSR777014%+0.16
5Jabari SmithWRSR672114%+0.86
7CJ NelsonWRSR21406%-0.11
14Elisha DurhamWRSO24706%+0.75
8Corey Thompson Jr.WRSR—————
15Tayshon BardoWRFR—————
80Derion TalbertWRSO—————
83Eli HohltWRSR—————
85Ace CooperWRFR———0%-0.72

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Ball State depth chart →