Snap share
3%
likely 1–5%
Tackles
1
4438th of 5664 in FBS
Solo
1
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
Game Log
Michael Thacker's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
4.5 avg. game scoreBest: 4.5 vs Stony Brook (Week 2)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Ohio State | L 3–56 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 |  Stony Brook | W 41–17 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Liberty | L 15–51 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | @ Kent State | L 13–26 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Toledo | L 24–39 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Northwestern | L 14–45 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | @ Bowling Green | W 32–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 |  Sacramento State | W 34–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 1 game | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Stony Brook | 64 | ~15 (6–24) | 1 | 23% |
| Season | 522 | 15 (6–24) | 1 | 3% |
Position Room
18 DLs on the Ball State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Ameir Glenn | DT | JR | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 39 | Maverick Gracio | DE | SR | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 7 | Ben Marsh | DE | SR | 12 | 4.5 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 94 | Ka'Shawn Thomas | DT | SR | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
| 58 | Keilan Smith | DT | SR | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Kendrick Gilbert | DT | SR | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Spencer Vaka | DT | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 10 | Austin Stief | DE | SR | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 33 | Jamar Birden | DE | SO | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 57 | Reese Hill | DT | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 52 | Michael Thacker | DT | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 3 | George Okorie | DE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | CJ Sanchez | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Dominic Infelise | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Lincoln Mason | DT | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 93 | Mason Holbrook | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | Joshua Coleman | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 97 | Myles Hancock | DT | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →