Justin Thomas
Ball State Cardinals
47
Depth

Justin Thomas

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
RUSHDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Justin Thomas starting?

Justin Thomas is listed 3rd string at RUSH for Ball State Cardinals.

Redshirt senior · #9 · 6'0", 241 lbs

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Depth at RUSH · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 13168Jared BadieStarter
  2. 21154Layton Starks
  3. 3947Justin ThomasYou
  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

In 2025: 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 47 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share1%
Flossmoor, IL
Jersey
#9
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
241 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025710

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 43th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 47.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 43% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −12 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 17WBGSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 32-31 OT

Oct 10LNUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-14

Oct 3LTOLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 39-24

Sep 26LKENTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-13

Sep 19LLIBTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 51-15

Sep 12WSTBKTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-17

Sep 5LOSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 56-3

Justin Thomas's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

7 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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