Jalen Bonds
Ball State Cardinals
56
Depth

Jalen Bonds

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
KRSpecial TeamsDepth
2nd String / Backup

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Jalen Bonds is listed 2nd string at KR for Ball State Cardinals.

Redshirt freshman · #2 · 6'0", 220 lbs

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Depth at KR · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1464TJ HortonStarter
  2. 2256Jalen BondsYou

Ball State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Cathedral, ranked #3,325 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 77 rushing yards, 1 rush TD. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 56 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,325 NatlTeam Share5%
Indianapolis, IN
Jersey
#2
Class
RS FR
Height
6'0"
Weight
220 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
2025771

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7800
National Rank
#3325
High School
Cathedral
Hometown
Indianapolis, IN

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated overall; 35th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 56.

Team overall (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 35% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 75% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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

Sep 26LKENTYDS 57
CAR
11
YDS
36
AVG
3.3
TD
1
REC
5
YDS
57
AVG
11.4
TD
0

Final L 26-13

Sep 19LLIBYDS 7
CAR
4
YDS
4
AVG
1.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
7
AVG
7.0
TD
0

Final L 51-15

Sep 12WSTBKYDS 77
CAR
6
YDS
77
AVG
12.8
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
23
AVG
23.0
TD
1

Final W 41-17

Sep 5LOSUYDS 9
CAR
3
YDS
9
AVG
3.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final L 56-3

Jalen Bonds's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

77 rush yds · 1 TD · 6% of carries
Usage / Involvement45%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.