Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Junior defensive end for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 247 lb · Hilliard, OH · Darby HS
The numbers
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Stony Brook
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive end for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
Ben Marsh
Ben Marsh has been at Ball State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Ohio State, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ball State | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
The No. 2,357 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a junior.
Awards and Honors: Academic All-MAC (2025) 2023: Appeared in four games with no starts. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year varsity letterwinner at Darby High School … played for coach John Santagata … a three-star recruit according to 247Sports, he helped guide the Panthers to a 24-18 record over his…
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