Jared Badie
Ball State Cardinals
68
Depth

Jared Badie

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
RUSHDefenseDepthTRANSFER · San Diego State
Projected Starter

Is Jared Badie starting?

Jared Badie is the projected starter at RUSH for Ball State Cardinals.

Redshirt senior · #31 · 6'3", 236 lbs

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Depth at RUSH · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 13168Jared BadieStarter
  2. 21154Layton Starks
  3. 3947Justin Thomas
  4. 44843Sam Feeney

Ball State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the MAC

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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 Oswego East, ranked #664 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 68 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #664 NatlTeam Share1%
Aurora, IL
Jersey
#31
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
236 lbs
Transfer
San Diego State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—81.50.5

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
0.8748
National Rank
#664
High School
Oswego East
Hometown
Oswego, IL

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 57th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 68.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 57% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 24% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 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.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LTOLTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 39-24

Sep 12WSTBKTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 41-17

Sep 5LOSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 56-3

Jared Badie's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.