Ohio State · L 3-56
No tackles.
Sacramento State · W 34-17
No tackles.
Starks has tackles in 6 of Ball State’s 8 games: none against Ohio State and Sacramento State.
Layton Starks
Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at Ball State since. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Stony Brook — Week 2, 2026.
19 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 19 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 29 | 15 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 15-51@ Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-26@ Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-39vs Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-45@ Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-31@ Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 41-17
vs Stony Brook
0.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Stony Brook.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%3 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups19 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Mike Uremovich — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
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 tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #410 at the position.
The No. 3,246 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
