Recruiting
Ball StateCardinals
Class
Class of 2026
Class rank
113
170.0 points
Signees
19
7 states
Blue chips
0
0× 5★ · 0× 4★
Average rating
0.8428
18× 3★
Transfers in
24
from 21 schools
43 players19 signed · 24 transferred
Quarterbacks3
- 3QBMason Atkins0.8567
- 3QBTyler Mizzell ← Concord0.8500
- 3QBKeldric Luster ← Texas State—
Running backs3
- 3RBChar'rese Breveard0.8450
- 3RBJohnny Thompson Jr. ← Kansas0.8400
- 3RBAnthony McMullen0.8300
Receivers7
- 3WRTayshon Bardo0.8733
- 3WRMark Hanniford0.8567
- 3WRAce Cooper0.8500
- 3WRJabari Smith Jr. ← Florida Atlantic0.8500
- 3WRCorey Thompson Jr. ← Utah State0.8400
- 3WRDJ Young ← Siena Heights0.8400
- 3WRCJ Nelson ← Eastern Illinois—
Tight ends2
- 3TEAlex Scherle ← Rice0.8300
- 3TESean Ward ← Dartmouth0.8300
Offensive line7
- 3IOLEvan Downer0.8500
- 3IOLJacob Jeudy ← Concord0.8500
- 3OTBrady Weber0.8444
- 3OTMisael Sandoval ← Vanderbilt0.8400
- 3IOLZion Haney0.8350
- 3IOLNolan Cicero0.8300
- 3IOLMaxwell Wentz ← Dartmouth0.8200
Defensive line7
- 3EDGEJared Badie ← San Diego State0.8500
- 3DLKendrick Gilbert ← Louisville0.8500
- 3DLDominic Infelise0.8400
- 3DLKeilan Smith ← Cincinnati0.8400
- 3EDGEMaverick Gracio ← Pittsburgh0.8400
- 3DLMason Holbrook0.8322
- 3EDGEAustin Stief ← Davenport0.8300
Linebackers5
- 3LBCincear Lewis ← Cincinnati0.8300
- 3LBGannon Knowles0.8250
- 3LBGavin Forsha ← Tennessee State0.8200
- 3LBCarsen Burckhardt ← Valparaiso0.8000
- 3LBJovan Clark ← Washington State—
Defensive backs6
- 3SZyon Hill0.8478
- 3CBGavin Yates-Lyons0.8300
- 3CBCedric Franklin II ← Arkansas State0.8300
- 3CBDiante Griffin ← Ohio State0.8000
- —CBChris Jackson ← Colorado State—
- —CBSebastian Moore—
Athletes3
- 3ATHStone Perkins0.8556
- 3ATHZach Becker0.8444
- 3ATHAJ Seymour0.8250
Recruiting footprint
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19 signees · 7 states
Class rank
Lower number is better, so the axis is flipped: higher on the chart is a stronger class.average #108.2 across 16 ranked classes