DJ Young
Ball State Cardinals
52
Depth3rd String
Is DJ Young starting?
DJ Young is listed 3rd string at WR-Z for Ball State Cardinals.
Junior · #17
See full Ball State Cardinals depth chart ›Depth at WR-Z · Ball State Cardinals
- 1166Donovan HamiltonStarter
- 21452Elisha Durham
- 31752DJ YoungYou
- 41544Tayshon Bardo
Ball State Starting Lineup
Top wide receivers in the MAC
- Jersey
- #17
- Class
- JR/TR
- Transfer
- Siena Heights
DJ Young is currently behind Donovan Hamilton at WR-Z on the Ball State depth chart, a Mid-American team rated 62 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 64-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 52 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.
Team offense (SP+)
64
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role; −12 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 10LNUYDS 21
- REC
- 1
- YDS
- 21
- AVG
- 21.0
- TD
- 0
Final L 45-14
| OPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | LNU | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
DJ Young's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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