#43

Adam Saul

P · Ball State · Sr. · #43

Returning to Ball State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Adam Saul

P · Ball State · Sr · #43

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Ball State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Ball State4-8HC: Mike Uremovich · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 34–29

vs New Hampshire

2 NO  ·  88 YDS  ·  44 AVG

Edged out New Hampshire at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Ball State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Punter · Ball State

Returning around him

  • 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #112

DNA match

Player DNA

Steady

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

P

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Paddy Turner’s 2022 season.

Paddy Turner

79%match

Colorado State · 2022

#2

Nathan Torney

Louisiana · 2024

69%
#3

Joshua Sloan

UTEP · 2020

66%
#4

Aleksi Pulkkinen

South Alabama · 2025

All-Sun Belt
65%
#5

Sawyer Evans

North Texas · 2024

64%

Matches Paddy on

Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Height

Differs from Paddy on

Weight (lower)
Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Noah Gettman's freshman season at Akron (2022).

Noah Gettman

77%match

Akron · 2022

#2

Paddy Turner

Colorado State · 2022

63%
#3

Joshua Sloan

UTEP · 2020

All-Conference USA
62%
#4

Evan Crenshaw

Coastal Carolina · 2022

All-Sun Belt
60%
#5

Bryce Lofton

Southern Miss · 2023

All-Sun Belt
59%

Matches Noah on

Class year
In-20 rate
Yards / punt

Differs from Noah on

Weight (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #15538

Final rank
#15551
Avg #15596.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #15538 this season.