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 | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Lucas Szymborski
Freshman linebacker for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 221 lb · Crown Point, IN · Crown Point HS
The numbers
9
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, at Ohio State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman linebacker for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ball State in 2025.
Lucas Szymborski
The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Ohio State, Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Ball State3-star out of Crown Point
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ball State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Ball State1-2HC: Mike Uremovich · Balanced, slow tempo
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: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,292 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a freshman.
Background
Ball State All-Access (Aug. 13, 2026): Linebacker Preview HIGH SCHOOL: Enters his time with the Cardinals after making a pair of stops in his high school career … spent first three years at Cleveland High School (Tenn.), where he was a varsity letterwinner in football and a two-time Tennessee…
The linebacker corps · Ball State
- #42Layton Starks10 tackles · 2025
- #6Cincear Lewis10 tackles · 2025
- #31Jared Badie8 tackles · 2025
- #9Justin Thomas7 tackles · 2025
- #26Lucas Szymborski2 games · 2026
8 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology