Chris Jackson
Ball State Cardinals
47
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.

Chris Jackson is listed SS #3 for Ball State at 47 OVR.

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Depth at SS · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 11261Deondre ShepherdStarter
  2. 22853Stone Perkins
  3. 3547Chris JacksonYou
  4. 42447Dianté Griffin

What's Next

Who do they play next?Jeremiah Vessel — at Liberty · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Stone Perkins — No. 2 at SS for Ball StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Ball State Cardinals

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 47 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 66-rated defense; 29th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.81 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 47.

Team defense (SP+)
66
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

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.