Derion Talbert
Ball State Cardinals
63
DepthProjected Starter
Is Derion Talbert starting?
Derion Talbert is the projected starter at RES for Ball State Cardinals.
Redshirt freshman · #80 · 5'8", 157 lbs
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Ball State Starting Lineup
- DE
- NT
- DT
- RUSH
- WLB
- MLB
- SNIPE
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- RESDerion TalbertThis player
Up next for Ball State
Ball State plays Massachusetts away on Wed, Nov 4. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.
At 5'8", 157 lbs, Derion Talbert plays for a Ball State team rated 62 overall in the Mid-American.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8304
- National Rank
- #2445
- High School
- Frederick Douglass
- Hometown
- Lexington, KY
Why this rating?
On a 62-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 63 after depth penalty.
Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 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.
2026 Game Log
No games yet.
Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.
Derion Talbert's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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