Elijah Jackson
Ball State Cardinals
42
Depth

Elijah Jackson

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Is Elijah Jackson starting?

Elijah Jackson is No. 4 on the Ball State Cardinals depth chart at RB.

Redshirt junior · #0 · 5'8", 182 lbs

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Depth at RB · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1468TJ HortonStarter
  2. 2362Johnny Thompson Jr.
  3. 3251Jalen Bonds
  4. 4042Elijah JacksonYou

Ball State Starting Lineup

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Up next for Ball State

Ball State plays Massachusetts away on Wed, Nov 4. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Wichita Falls Rider, ranked #1,880 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 17 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 42 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,880 NatlTeam Share1%
Indianapolis, IN
Jersey
#0
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'8"
Weight
182 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
2025170

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
0.8411
National Rank
#1880
High School
Wichita Falls Rider
Hometown
Wichita Falls, TX

Why this rating?

On a 67-rated offense; 11th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 42.

Team offense (SP+)
67
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 11% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −16 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 24WSACYDS 11
CAR
3
YDS
11
AVG
3.7
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
10
AVG
10.0
TD
0

Final W 34-17

Oct 10LNUYDS 12
CAR
1
YDS
-2
AVG
-2.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
12
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final L 45-14

Sep 26LKENTYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 26-13

Sep 19LLIBYDS 5
CAR
2
YDS
5
AVG
2.5
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 51-15

Sep 5LOSUYDS 20
CAR
2
YDS
20
AVG
10.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final L 56-3

Elijah Jackson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

17 rush yds · 0 TD · 2% of carries
Usage / Involvement9%
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