Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 1 | 49 | Season-high 77 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 15-51@ Liberty | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 90 | 5.6 | 1 | 49 |
#2
Jalen Bonds
Freshman running back for Ball State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Cathedral HS
The numbers
90
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 77 rush yds, 1 TD, 23 rec yds, vs Stony Brook
Swing playSwung Ball State from 34% to 55% to win.Ball State at Miami (OH) · 45-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman running back for Ball State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Ball State in 2025.
Jalen Bonds
A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at Ball State. One game to point at: 77 rush yds, 23 rec yds against Stony Brook — Week 2, 2026.
90 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 13 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Ball State2-star out of Cathedral
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Ball State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Ball State | 27 | 77 | 2.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 40 | 167 | 4.2 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Ball State | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Jalen Bonds'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
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Stony Brook · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +4.72(03:10) Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush middle for 49 yards gain to the SB 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:03, 1ST DOWN #38 B.Boehm kick attempt good (H: #32 C.Stumbaugh, LS: #45 C.Britton)
- Week 2 · Stony Brook · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.01(06:06) Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete deep right to #2 J.Bonds caught at SB 00, for 23 yards to the SB 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:03, 1ST DOWN #38 B.Boehm kick attempt good (H: #32 C.Stumbaugh, LS: #45 C.Britton)
- Week 3 · Liberty · 4&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.76(01:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short left to #2 J.Bonds caught at LU50, for 7 yards to the LU39 (#7 I.Guy), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Ohio State · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -2.05Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush left for 4 yards loss to the OhioSt49 (#24 D.Kelly)
- Week 1 · Ohio State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.75Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush right for 12 yards gain to the OhioSt36 (#1 E.Little Jr.; #8 J.McClain), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Liberty · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.46(09:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush middle for 2 yards loss to the BSU37 (#1 D.Farrar)
- Week 1 · Ohio State · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +0.95Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short left to #2 J.Bonds caught at BallSt24, for 6 yards to the BallSt35 (#1 E.Little Jr.; #5 R.Pettijohn), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Stony Brook · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.87(03:12) Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SB 49 (#9 D.Crawford; #6 J.Garcia)
- Week 3 · Liberty · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.62(00:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush right for 1 yard gain to the LU38 (#94 N.Pirolli)
- Week 2 · Stony Brook · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.52(13:37) Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush right for 15 yards gain to the SB 26 (#20 G.Calgaro), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 rushing yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Uremovich — 5-10 over that span.
2025Ball State4-8HC: Mike Uremovich · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Ball State1-2HC: Mike Uremovich · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (88th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 77.0 | 12.8 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 30.0 | 5.6 | 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
Starter
The No. 3,325 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mid-American as a freshman.
Background
Redshirt freshman should become a mainstay in the Cardinals' backfield this season ... Ball State's top rusher in the final two games of 2025, he preserved a redshirt season and retains four years of eligibility ... potential All-MAC candidate is "very talented," according to head coach Mike…
The backfield · Ball State
- #4TJ Horton180 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jalen Bonds77 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Johnny Thompson Jr.75 rushing yards · 2025
- Elijah Jackson17 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Anthony McMullenno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology