Is Jamar Birden starting?
Jamar Birden is No. 4 on the Ball State Cardinals depth chart at DE.
Redshirt freshman · #33 · 6'2", 233 lbs
See full Ball State Cardinals depth chart ›Depth at DE · Ball State Cardinals
- 1764Ben MarshStarter
- 21057Austin Stief
- 33956Maverick Gracio
- 43347Jamar BirdenYou
- 5340George Okorie
Ball State Starting Lineup
Top defensive linemen in the MAC
Up next for Ball State
Ball State plays Massachusetts away on Wed, Nov 4. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.
Jamar Birden is currently behind Ben Marsh at DE on the Ball State depth chart, a Mid-American team rated 62 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8600
- National Rank
- #1325
- High School
- Ware County
- Hometown
- Waycross, GA
Why this rating?
On a 62-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 47 after 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 24WSACTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 34-17
Sep 5LOSUTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 56-3
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | WSAC | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | LOSU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamar Birden's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.