Jabari Smith
Ball State Cardinals
57
Depth

Jabari Smith

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
WR-SLOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Florida Atlantic
2nd String / Backup

Is Jabari Smith starting?

Jabari Smith is listed 2nd string at WR-SL for Ball State Cardinals.

Redshirt junior · #5 · 5'9", 163 lbs

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Depth at WR-SL · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 11157Isaiah ThackerStarter
  2. 2557Jabari SmithYou
  3. 38348Eli Hohlt
  4. 48544Ace Cooper

Ball State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Jones, ranked #1,789 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 15 catches, 166 yards, 3 TD. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 57 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,789 NatlTeam Share10%
Orlando, FL
Jersey
#5
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'9"
Weight
163 lbs
Transfer
Florida Atlantic

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—151663

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
0.8370
National Rank
#1789
High School
Jones
Hometown
Orlando, FL

Why this rating?

On a 64-rated offense; 63th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.79 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 57. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team offense (SP+)
64
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 63% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 33% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 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 10LNUYDS 64
CAR
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
0
REC
7
YDS
64
AVG
9.1
TD
0

Final L 45-14

Oct 3LTOLYDS 60
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
6
YDS
60
AVG
10.0
TD
1

Final L 39-24

Sep 12WSTBKYDS 72
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
6
YDS
72
AVG
12.0
TD
1

Final W 41-17

Jabari Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

15 rec · 166 yds · 3 TD
Usage / Involvement42%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.