Chris Jackson
Ball State Cardinals
57
Depth

Chris Jackson

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
NBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Colorado State
Projected Starter

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Chris Jackson is the projected starter at NB for Ball State Cardinals.

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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 57 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 67-rated defense; 29th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.76 for competition level) put them -10 vs unit starters → 57.

Team defense (SP+)
67
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 29% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 for role

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.

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Team Role

7 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement13%

Depth at NB · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1557Chris JacksonStarter
  2. 2851Avery Stuart
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.