Donovan Lanier
Ball State Cardinals
55
Depth

Donovan Lanier

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
RCBDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Donovan Lanier starting?

Donovan Lanier is listed 3rd string at RCB for Ball State Cardinals.

Donovan Lanier is listed RCB #3 for Ball State at 55 OVR.

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Depth at RCB · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1072Derek FieldsStarter
  2. 21866Cedric Franklin II
  3. 33055Donovan LanierYou

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of West Orange, ranked #2,743 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #2,743 Natl
Winter Garden, FL
Jersey
#30
Class
RS FR
Height
6'0"
Weight
176 lbs

Donovan Lanier is currently behind Derek Fields at RCB on the Ball State depth chart, a Mid-American team rated 64 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8222
National Rank
#2743
High School
West Orange
Hometown
Winter Garden, FL

Why this rating?

On a 66-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 55 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
66
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 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.

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