Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Monmouth | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 1 | W 24-9@ Chattanooga | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-19vs Samford | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 1 | 56 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Total | 18 | 120 | 7.5 | 1 | 56 |
#9
Qua Ashley
Junior running back for Ball State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 191 lb · Dublin, GA
CFB Index 40 · #220 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Ball State)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
3 running back for Ball State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearQua Ashley
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Qua Ashley has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 81 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Samford — Week 2, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Miami (OH).Miami (OH) · L 24-452025
202412 games
- All-Conference USAfirst
202510 games
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Ball State
2025era →
Mike Uremovich
Ball State
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Ball State
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kennesaw State2-10HC: Chandler Burks · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Ball State4-8HC: Mike Uremovich · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 50.5 | 9.3 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 19.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 40.0 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 118 | 547 | 4.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 122 | 409 | 3.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 240 | 956 | 4.0 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 21 | 107 | 5.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 28 | 255 | 9.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 49 | 362 | 7.4 | 3 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Qua Ashley's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamal Jones’s 2020 season.
86%match
Matches Jamal on
Weight
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ja'Vin Simpkins's junior season at Coastal Carolina (2025).
79%match
Matches Ja'Vin on
Yards / reception
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from Ja'Vin on
Rush TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Qua Ashley
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology