Senior tight end for Ball State. 2025: 5 catches, 55 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Downers Grove, IL
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
5 catches · 1 TD · 11 per catch
Swing playSwung Ball State from 34% to 54% to win.Ball State at Northern Illinois · 21-7
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Ball State. 2025: 5 catches, 55 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Drew Cassens
Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 37 rec yds, 1 receptions against Akron, Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 0.3 |
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 · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 2 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-31@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-42@ Western Michigan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-28vs Akron | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 37 | Season-high 37 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-13vs Kent State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | 37 |
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · 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