Isaiah Thacker

WR · #11 · Ball State · SR · 5'11" · 195 · New Palestine, IN

Projected WR-SL starter

152 2026 receiving yards
15 of 24 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
2 Explosive plays
21 Career games (2 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Ball State5115-24 152 10.1 0
2025 Ball State803-5 29 9.7 1
2024 Ball State810-2 0 0.0 0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 30.4 57
Yards per catch 10.1 24
Catch rate 62.5% 48
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Isaiah

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Keldric Luster QB · 1,066 pass yds · 6g
RB TJ Horton RB · 393 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Jamarion McDougle WR · 201 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Donovan Hamilton WR · 273 rec yds · 6g
TE Tate Hoover TE · 37 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Ball State 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.9% 38
Red zone TD rate 72.0% 49
Line yards per carry 2.3 36
Sack rate allowed 5.0% 62

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ OSU3 1 11 0 0
W2Stony Brook Seawolves7 5 31 0 2
W3 @ LIB5 4 44 0 1
W4 @ KENT6 3 26 0 1
W7 @ BGSU3 2 40 0 0

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#2158 Darius Owens S · South Gwinnett AKR
#2158 Jaylen Moson CB · Kennesaw Mountain
#2177 Isaiah Thacker WR · New Palestine BALL
#2179 King Miller RB · Calabasas USC
#2179 Kanye Clark WR · Capital Christian UCLA
WRs in the class
#277 Desmond Duffy Carmel OHIO
#277 Landon Ransom-Goelz Byron Nelson RICE
#280 Isaiah Thacker New Palestine BALL
#281 Kanye Clark Capital Christian UCLA
#281 Trey Roberts American Fork BYU
2026 · 57th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 23th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.