Will Yates
Ball State Cardinals
68
Depth

Will Yates

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
LCBDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

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Will Yates is the projected starter at LCB for Ball State Cardinals.

Will Yates is the projected starting LCB on a Rebuilding Ball State — 68 OVR.

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Depth at LCB · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1468Will YatesStarter
  2. 21443Anthony Pinnace
  3. 32343Jordan Suggs

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The Story

The Ballhawk

A 2-star recruit out of Springboro, ranked #3,077 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 32 tackles, 1 INT, 6 PBU. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 68 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,077 Natl2-Yr Total49 tacklesTeam Share8%Percentile82th
Springboro, OH
Jersey
#4
Class
JR
Height
6'0"
Weight
175 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20253216
20241711

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
0.7844
National Rank
#3077
High School
Springboro
Hometown
Springboro, OH

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 82th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 68.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 75% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
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

Sep 26LKENTTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-13

Sep 19LLIBTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 51-15

Sep 12WSTBKTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 41-17

Sep 5LOSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 56-3

Will Yates's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
32 tkl · 6 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.