Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 7-45@ Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Justen Ramsey
Junior defensive lineman for Ball State. 2022: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 3 tackles.
5′11″ · 298 lb · Merrillville, IN
Ball State 2022 alumnus
The story
3 defensive lineman for Ball State. 2022: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 3 tackles.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Ball State in 2019.
- Transferred from Ball State to Indiana State in 2023.
Recruiting
2★
DT recruit
No. 2839 nationally · Signed with Ball State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJusten Ramsey
Wins his gap play after play. Ball State to Indiana State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Ball State, Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Ball State, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
20195 games
- Signed with Ball State2-star out of Merrillville
2023
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Ball State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coach2019–2022
Ball State
Played his entire career under Mike Neu.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Mike Neu — 23-22 over that span.
2019Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2020Ball State7-1HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Ball State6-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 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 · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 14 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Ball State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Ball State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 15 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 45–7
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Byron Murphy II’s 2021 season.
66%match
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 16
Matches Byron on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Byron on
Height (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Samuel Obiang's junior season at Texas State (2021).
77%match
Matches Samuel on
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Samuel on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Justen Ramsey
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology