Jamar Birden
Ball State Cardinals
51
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Is Jamar Birden starting?
Jamar Birden is No. 4 on the Ball State Cardinals depth chart at DE.
Jamar Birden is listed DE #4 for Ball State at 51 OVR.
See full Ball State Cardinals depth chart ›Depth at DE · Ball State Cardinals
- 1767Ben MarshStarter
- 21061Austin Stief
- 33960Maverick Gracio
- 43351Jamar BirdenYou
- 5340George Okorie
What's Next
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of Ware County, ranked #1,325 nationally coming out of high school.
Recruit3★ · #1,325 Natl
Waycross, GA
- Jersey
- #33
- Class
- RS FR
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 225 lbs
Jamar Birden is currently behind Ben Marsh at DE on the Ball State depth chart, a Mid-American team rated 64 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 66-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 51 after depth penalty.
Team defense (SP+)
66
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 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.
The People's Ratings
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