Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 15-34@ Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-21vs Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#13
Demetrius Ballard
Sophomore defensive end on Boston College's 2026 roster.
6′6″ · 260 lb · New Kensington, PA · Valley
Transferred Buffalo → Boston College for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
6 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Rutgers
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on Boston College's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Buffalo in 2024.
- Transferred from Buffalo to Boston College in 2026.
Demetrius Ballard
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Demetrius Ballard has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Rutgers — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Buffaloout of Valley
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Boston College
2025Buffalo
2026Boston College
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
2026Boston College1-1HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston College | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Buffalo | 13 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–21
vs Rutgers
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With M. McKenzie — 252 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 53.3 · 94 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · D. Pough — 4 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marco Jones’s 2025 season.
Matches Marco on
Class year
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Marco on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Marco Jones's freshman season at Texas A&M (2025).
Matches Marco on
Class year
Weight
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Demetrius Ballard
Background
2026 (Redshirt Sophomore): Joined the Boston College Football program at mid-year. Before BC: In two seasons at Buffalo, played in 13 games, recording 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks. High School: Played defensive end at Valley High School in New Kensington, Pa … Named Valley News-Dispatch All-Star and...
The defensive line · Boston College
- #56E'Lla Boykin2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Demetrius Ballard2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Keith Sampson1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Favor Bate1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #59Micah Amedee1 tackle for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Boston College team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology