Is Michael Thacker starting?
Michael Thacker is No. 4 on the Ball State Cardinals depth chart at NT.
Redshirt freshman · #52 · 6'0", 304 lbs
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- 19455Ka'Shawn ThomasStarter
- 25449Spencer Vaka
- 35841Keilan Smith
- 45241Michael ThackerYou
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The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of New Palestine, ranked #2,057 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #52
- Class
- RS FR
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 304 lbs
Michael Thacker is currently behind Ka'Shawn Thomas at NT on the Ball State depth chart, a Mid-American team rated 62 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8417
- National Rank
- #2057
- High School
- New Palestine
- Hometown
- New Palestine, IN
Why this rating?
On a 62-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 41 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.
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 12WSTBKTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 41-17
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | WSTBK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Thacker's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.