Layton Starks
Ball State Cardinals
54
Depth

Layton Starks

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
RUSHDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Layton Starks starting?

Layton Starks is listed 2nd string at RUSH for Ball State Cardinals.

Redshirt sophomore · #11 · 6'4", 235 lbs

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Depth at RUSH · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 13168Jared BadieStarter
  2. 21154Layton StarksYou
  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 2-star recruit out of Woodford County, ranked #3,246 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 10 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 54 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,246 NatlTeam Share1%
Versailles, KY
Jersey
#11
Class
RS SO
Height
6'4"
Weight
235 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251010

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7783
National Rank
#3246
High School
Woodford County
Hometown
Versailles, KY

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 48th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 54.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 48% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 75% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 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 17WBGSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 32-31 OT

Oct 10LNUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-14

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

Final L 39-24

Sep 26LKENTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-13

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

Final L 51-15

Sep 12WSTBKTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-17

Layton Starks's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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