Demetrius Ballard
Boston College Eagles
79
Solid

Demetrius Ballard

Boston College EaglesRebuilding
RDEDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Buffalo
2nd String / Backup

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Demetrius Ballard is listed 2nd string at RDE for Boston College Eagles.

Redshirt sophomore · #13 · 6'6", 260 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Boston College Eagles

  1. 15679E'Lla BoykinStarter
  2. 21379Demetrius BallardYou
  3. 39159Makai Byerson

Boston College Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the ACC

Will HeldtClemson · RDEArmondo BlountMiami · LDEGabe KirschkeWake Forest · LDE

Up next for Boston College

Boston College plays Florida State at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 13 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Team Share3%
New Kensington, PA
Jersey
#13
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
260 lbs
Transfer
Buffalo

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—132.51.5

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

Recruiting Profile

High School
Valley
Hometown
New Kensington, PA

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 67th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.80 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 67% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 32% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 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

Oct 31LDUKETKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 47-2

Oct 24WGTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-27

Oct 17WPITTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-21

Oct 3LSMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 25-16

Sep 19WMETKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
4
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 22-16

Sep 11WRUTGTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 28-21

Sep 5LCINTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-15

Demetrius Ballard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

13 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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