Austin Stief
Ball State Cardinals
57
Depth2nd String / Backup
Is Austin Stief starting?
Austin Stief is listed 2nd string at DE for Ball State Cardinals.
Senior · #10
See full Ball State Cardinals depth chart ›Depth at DE · Ball State Cardinals
- 1763Ben MarshStarter
- 21057Austin StiefYou
- 33956Maverick Gracio
- 43347Jamar Birden
- 5340George Okorie
Ball State Starting Lineup
Top defensive linemen in the MAC
- Jersey
- #10
- Class
- SR/TR
- Transfer
- Davenport
Austin Stief is currently behind Ben Marsh at DE on the Ball State depth chart, a Mid-American team rated 62 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 62-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 57 after depth penalty.
Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 depth penalty
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 3LTOLTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 39-24
Sep 19LLIBTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 51-15
Sep 12WSTBKTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 41-17
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | LTOL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | LLIB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | WSTBK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Austin Stief's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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