Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 861st / 1779 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 445th / 1204 |
| Run stops | 4 | 633rd / 2586 |
| Sacks | 1 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 10 | — |
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 13 | 484th / 4521 |
| Solo | 5 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0.5 | 1249th / 1689 |
| Sacks | 0.5 | 552nd / 708 |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Ohio State | 72 | ~40 (20–47) | 3 | 56% |
| Wk 2 · Stony Brook | 64 | ~50 (25–59) | 7 | 78% |
| Wk 3 · Liberty | 64 | ~36 (4–64) | 3 | 56% |
| Season | 200 | 126 (94–146) | 13 | 63% |
12 LBs on the Ball State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Cincear Lewis | LB | SR | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Kaleb Stewart | LB | JR | 13 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 27 | Gavin Forsha | LB | SR | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 26 | Lucas Szymborski | LB | SO | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Layton Starks | LB | JR | 7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 9 | Justin Thomas | LB | SR | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 48 | Sam Feeney | LB | JR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 31 | Jared Badie | LB | SR | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Jovan Clark | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Cole Mynett | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Gannon Knowles | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Carsen Burckhardt | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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 —+ plays per team game. Ball State depth chart →