Austin Stief
Ball State Cardinals
61
Depth

Austin Stief

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
DEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Davenport
2nd String / Backup

Is Austin Stief starting?

Austin Stief is listed 2nd string at DE for Ball State Cardinals.

Austin Stief is listed DE #2 for Ball State at 61 OVR.

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Depth at DE · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1767Ben MarshStarter
  2. 21061Austin StiefYou
  3. 33960Maverick Gracio
  4. 43351Jamar Birden
  5. 5340George Okorie

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Jersey
#10
Class
SR/TR
Transfer
Davenport

Austin Stief is currently behind Ben Marsh at DE on the Ball State depth chart, a Mid-American team rated 63 overall this season.

Why this rating?

On a 66-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 61 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
66
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WSTBKTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 41-17

Austin Stief's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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