Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Cincear Lewis
Senior linebacker for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 227 lb · Kalamazoo, MI · Kalamazoo Central HS
Transferred Cincinnati → Ball State for 2026
The numbers
6
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Stony Brook
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2022.
- Transferred from Cincinnati to Ball State in 2026.
Cincear Lewis
Cincear Lewis has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Stony Brook, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Kalamazoo Central
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ball State
2025Cincinnati
2026Ball State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Ball State1-1HC: Mike Uremovich · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/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 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
Game log
Background
Honors and Awards Academic All-Big XII (2025) The Star Press (Aug. 10, 2026): Experienced linebacker duo ready to make big impact for Ball State football Ball State All-Access (Aug. 13, 2026): Linebacker Preview Ball State Sports Network (June 24, 2026): Cincear Lewis podcast with Mick Tidrow Tra...
The linebacker corps · Ball State
- #42Layton Starks10 tackles · 2025
- #6Cincear Lewis10 tackles · 2025
- #31Jared Badie8 tackles · 2025
- #9Justin Thomas7 tackles · 2025
- #48Sam Feeney6 tackles · 2025
8 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology