Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Total | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
#12
Alex Scherle
Senior tight end for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 234 lb · Rochester Hills, MI · Notre Dame Prep
Transferred Rice → Ball State for 2026
The numbers
12
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 12 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 12 yds, vs Stony Brook
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Rice in 2022.
- Transferred from Rice to Ball State in 2026.
Alex Scherle
Rice to Ball State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 12 rec yds, 1 receptions against Stony Brook — Week 2, 2026.
12 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Riceout of Notre Dame Preparatory School & Marist Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Ball State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ball State
2025Rice
2026Ball State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Ball State1-1HC: Mike Uremovich · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 REC/g, 6.0 YDS/g, 12.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
Game log
Background
Ball State All-Access (Aug. 19, 2026): Tight Ends Preview Tight end transfer from Rice who will arrive in camp with the Cardinals this summer … saw action in a career-high 13 games in 2025, including 90 special teams plays and his first 21 snaps on offense … made his offensive debut vs. Prairie V...
The tight end room · Ball State
- #84Tate Hoover9 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Alex Scherle2 games · 2026
- #89Sean Wardno box-score line yet
- #87Cole Coonrodno box-score line yet
- #81Leo Collinsno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology