Johnny Thompson Jr.
Ball State Cardinals
62
Depth

Johnny Thompson Jr.

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
RBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Kansas
2nd String / Backup

Is Johnny Thompson Jr. starting?

Johnny Thompson Jr. is listed 2nd string at RB for Ball State Cardinals.

Redshirt junior · #3 · 5'10", 193 lbs

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Depth at RB · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1468TJ HortonStarter
  2. 2362Johnny Thompson Jr.You
  3. 3251Jalen Bonds
  4. 4042Elijah Jackson

Ball State Starting Lineup

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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 Oaks Christian, ranked #1,062 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 75 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 62 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,062 NatlTeam Share5%
Canoga Park, CA
Jersey
#3
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
193 lbs
Transfer
Kansas

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—750

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
0.8622
National Rank
#1062
High School
Oaks Christian
Hometown
Westlake Village, CA

Why this rating?

On a 67-rated offense; 29th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 62.

Team offense (SP+)
67
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 29% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 23% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 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 24WSACYDS -4
CAR
2
YDS
-4
AVG
-2.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 34-17

Oct 17WBGSUYDS 7
CAR
2
YDS
1
AVG
0.5
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
7
AVG
7.0
TD
0

Final W 32-31 OT

Oct 10LNUYDS 20
CAR
7
YDS
15
AVG
2.1
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
20
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final L 45-14

Oct 3LTOLYDS 36
CAR
9
YDS
19
AVG
2.1
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
36
AVG
18.0
TD
0

Final L 39-24

Sep 26LKENTYDS 5
CAR
2
YDS
5
AVG
2.5
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 26-13

Sep 19LLIBYDS 41
CAR
7
YDS
41
AVG
5.9
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
1
AVG
1.0
TD
0

Final L 51-15

Sep 12WSTBKYDS 6
CAR
4
YDS
6
AVG
1.5
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 41-17

Sep 5LOSUYDS 11
CAR
2
YDS
3
AVG
1.5
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
11
AVG
3.7
TD
0

Final L 56-3

Johnny Thompson Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

75 rush yds · 0 TD · 4% of carries
Usage / Involvement45%
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