Chris Jackson
Ball State Cardinals
43
Depth

Chris Jackson

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
SSDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Colorado State
3rd String

Is Chris Jackson starting?

Chris Jackson is listed 3rd string at SS for Ball State Cardinals.

Redshirt senior · #5 · 6'3", 210 lbs

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Depth at SS · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 11257Deondre ShepherdStarter
  2. 22849Stone Perkins
  3. 3543Chris JacksonYou
  4. 42443Dianté Griffin

Ball State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the MAC

Joshua FranklinWestern Michigan · NBJaion JacksonCentral Michigan · RCBDJ WalkerOhio · FS

Up next for Ball State

Ball State plays Massachusetts away on Wed, Nov 4. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Central Catholic, ranked #1,731 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 7 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 43 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,731 NatlTeam Share1%
Toledo, OH
Jersey
#5
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
210 lbs
Transfer
Colorado State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—700

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8317
National Rank
#1731
High School
Central Catholic
Hometown
Toledo, OH

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 29th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.81 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 43.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 29% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role; −12 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

Oct 24WSACTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-17

Oct 17WBGSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 32-31 OT

Oct 10LNUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-14

Oct 3LTOLTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 39-24

Sep 26LKENTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-13

Sep 5LOSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 56-3

Chris Jackson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

7 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement13%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.