Junior defensive back on Ball State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 207 lb · Fishers, IN · Hamilton Southeastern
The story
3 defensive back on Ball State's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearCole Earlewine
The receipt: 3 tackles against Ohio — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ball State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 0-62@ Miami | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 48-51@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-42@ Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Ball State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #113 · 2026 recruiting class #113
Awards and Honors: Academic All-MAC (2025) Veteran defensive back serves multiple roles on special teams and on defense ... active on several special teams units ... could see secondary time at either safety or sniper ... begins his fourth season with the Cardinals' football program ... last name...
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