Ball State University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 50
Carsen Burckhardt
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 223
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Long Lake, Minn.
- Prev School:
- Valparaiso
- High School:
- Orono High School
Transfer walk-on from Valparaiso who provides depth in the Cardinals' linebacking corps.
2025 (Fr.): No game action at Valparaiso in 2025, earning a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Orono High School in Minnesota under head coach Joe McPherson … helped the Spartans to a 10-3 record his senior year, including a state semifinal appearance where he recorded 12 tackles and one forced fumble … competed in two years of basketball and one year of track and field during his prep career at Orono.
2025 (Fr.): No game action at Valparaiso in 2025, earning a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Orono High School in Minnesota under head coach Joe McPherson … helped the Spartans to a 10-3 record his senior year, including a state semifinal appearance where he recorded 12 tackles and one forced fumble … competed in two years of basketball and one year of track and field during his prep career at Orono.
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