Jabari Smith Jr.
Ball State Cardinals
70
Average

Jabari Smith Jr.

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WR-SLOffenseAverageTRANSFER · Florida Atlantic
Projected Starter

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Jabari Smith Jr. is the projected starter at WR-SL for Ball State Cardinals.

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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 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,789 NatlTeam Share10%
Orlando, FL
Jersey
#5
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
170 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 63-rated offense; 64th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.81 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 70.

Team offense (SP+)
63
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 64% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 31% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 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.

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Team Role

15 rec · 166 yds · 3 TD
Usage / Involvement42%

Depth at WR-SL · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1570Jabari Smith Jr.Starter
  2. 2762CJ Nelson
  3. 38054Derion Talbert
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.