Keldric Luster
Ball State Cardinals
55
Depth

Keldric Luster

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
QBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Texas State
Projected Starter

Is Keldric Luster starting?

Keldric Luster is the projected starter at QB for Ball State Cardinals.

Keldric Luster is the projected starting QB on a Rebuilding Ball State — 55 OVR.

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Depth at QB · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1655Keldric LusterStarter
  2. 2955Tyler Mizzell
  3. 31648Mason Atkins
  4. 41348Khalel Wright

What's Next

Who do they play next?Deshawn Purdie — at Liberty · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Tyler Mizzell — No. 2 at QB for Ball StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Ball State Cardinals

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of McKinney, ranked #1,579 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 14 passing yards, 0 TD, 0 INT. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 55 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,579 NatlTeam Share1%
McKinney, TX
Jersey
#6
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
248 lbs
Transfer
Texas State

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—1400

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
0.8453
National Rank
#1579
High School
McKinney
Hometown
McKinney, TX

Why this rating?

On a 64-rated offense; 5th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.81 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 55.

Team offense (SP+)
64
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 5% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 60% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 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

Sep 12WSTBKYDS 256
CMP-ATT
27-32
YDS
256
TD
3
INT
1
QBR
176.3
CAR
11
YDS
14
AVG
1.3
TD
0

Final W 41-17

Sep 5LOSUYDS 89
CMP-ATT
18-33
YDS
89
TD
0
INT
1
QBR
71.1
CAR
9
YDS
10
AVG
1.1
TD
0

Final L 56-3

Keldric Luster's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

QB: 14 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.