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 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#16
Kaleb Stewart
Sophomore linebacker for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 248 lb · Broward County, FL · Chaminade HS
Returning to Ball State for 2026
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, vs Stony Brook
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UConn in 2024.
Kaleb Stewart
One game to point at: 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Stony Brook — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with UConn3-star out of Chaminade-Madonna
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ball State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Ball State1-1HC: Mike Uremovich · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (7th 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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Ball State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)
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
Background
Linebacker transfer played his redshirt freshman campaign at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas … produced 26 tackles and a pair of sacks over nine games for the Ravens … also recovered a fumble … honorable mention All-KJCCC in his lone year at Coffeyville … earned a redshirt as a true fresh...
The linebacker corps · Ball State
- #42Layton Starks10 tackles · 2025
- #6Cincear Lewis10 tackles · 2025
- #31Jared Badie8 tackles · 2025
- #9Justin Thomas7 tackles · 2025
- #16Kaleb Stewart2 games · 2026
8 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology