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 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#31
Jared Badie
Senior linebacker for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 237 lb · Aurora, IL · Oswego East High School
Transferred San Diego State → Ball State for 2026
The numbers
4
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, at Ohio State
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 Illinois in 2022.
- Transferred from San Diego State to Ball State in 2026.
Jared Badie
Jared Badie has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Stony Brook — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Oswego East
2024
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ball State
2025San Diego State
2026Ball State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Illinois8-5HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
2024San Diego State3-9HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
2026Ball State1-1HC: Mike Uremovich · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). 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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 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 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
Game log
Background
Ball State Sports Link (July 15, 2026): Coffee Talk (Jared Badie) Edge rusher transfers from San Diego State where he appeared in all 12 games for the Aztecs last season … All-MAC candidate who Mike Uremovich says, "reminds me a little bit of Nathan Voorhis" who led the MAC in sacks in 2025 ... "...
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