Toledo · L 24-39
No catches.
Northwestern · L 14-45
No catches.
Sacramento State · W 34-17
1 catch, 65 yards, 1 TD
The other 5 games average 30 yards. This one was 35 above.
Thacker has catches in 6 of Ball State’s 8 games: none against Toledo and Northwestern.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Isaiah Thacker
Played for two head coaches at Ball State: Mike Neu and Mike Uremovich. A game that shows it: 65 receiving yards and 1 reception against Sacramento State — Week 8, 2026.
217 receiving yards · 16 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Sacramento State on Oct. 24: 1 catch for 65 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 6 games drawn here: 16 catches for 217 yards. Ball State has thrown to him 25 times in 167 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 16 | 217 | 13.6 | 1 | 65 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | Ball State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 231 | 12.8 | 1 | 65 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 1 | 6 |
| Career | 5 | 25 |
Last game (Wk 8): 65 receiving yards, 1 catch, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | L 15-51@ Liberty | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-26@ Kent State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-31@ Bowling Green | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-17vs Sacramento State | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 1 | 65 | Season-high 65 yds |
| Total | 16 | 217 | 13.6 | 1 | 65 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 34-17
1 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
With K. Luster — 234 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 43.6 · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · C. Stumbaugh — 51.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 4 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
402nd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2510% of team targetsCatch rate
64%16 of 25 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
64% catch rate on 25 targets · 10% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 48.0 | 35.6 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 30.2 | 12.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 30.4 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
49.2%
250 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
63.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #341 at the position.
The No. 2,177 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
