Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 15-51@ Liberty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#14
Anthony Pinnace III
Senior defensive back on Ball State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Ypsilanti, MI
Transferred Michigan State → Ball State for 2026
The story
Senior defensive back on Ball State's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from UTSA to Michigan State in 2025.
Anthony Pinnace III
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jonathan Smith and Mike Uremovich. The receipt: 4 tackles, 2 TFL against Ohio State — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ball State
2025Michigan State
2026Ball State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Anthony Pinnace III's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Ball State1-2HC: Mike Uremovich · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (80th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
50.0%
90 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
60.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
103 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The secondary · Ball State
- #4Willizhuan Yates32 tackles · 2025
- Derek Fields Jr.31 tackles · 2025
- #2Tobi Adewoyin14 tackles · 2025
- #12Deondre Shepherd13 tackles · 2025
- #14Anthony Pinnace III1 tackle · 2025
19 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology