2021 Football Roster
Drew Plitt
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 217
- Class:
- Redshirt Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Loveland, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Loveland HS
- High School:
- Loveland
- Major:
- Accounting
Awards and Honors:
2020 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team
2020 MAC Championship Game Offensive MVP
2020 Arizona Bowl Offensive Player of the Game
2019 Ball State Co-Offensive Player of the Year
MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 19, 2018 … Sept. 13, 2019 … Dec. 2, 2019 ... Nov 30, 2020 … Dec. 7, 2020)
MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 13, 2019)
2018, 2019, 2020 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
2020 Mid-American Conference Distinguished Scholar Athlete
2020 BSU Offensive Player of the Year
2018 Ball State Ray Louthen Award (most improved player)
Career: Sits third on Ball State’s all-time passing touchdowns list with 50 and fourth on the school’s all-time passing yards list with 6,520 entering the 2021 season … his career completion percentage (.634) ranks second in BSU history behind only Joey Lynch (.638) … tied a school record with six touchdown passes against Fordham on Sept. 7, 2019 … his 24 passing touchdowns and 2,918 passing yards in 2019 rank fourth and fifth, respectively, on Ball State’s single-season charts.
2020 (R-Sr.): Named to the All-MAC Second Team … started all eight games at quarterback … ranked 18th nationally in passing efficiency (155.6) and 23rd in completion percentage (.656) … … the completion percentage mark was the third best in school history … ranked fourth in the MAC in total offense at 275.4 yards per game and in passing at 269.2 yards per game … threw for 17 touchdowns and six interceptions while also rushing for four scores … posted season highs with 366 yards passing and five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) in the win at Central Michigan … named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for the second straight week for that performance (also won the award for his 304-yard effort at Toledo) … accounted for four TDs (three passing, one rushing) in the MAC Championship Game victory over No. 23 Buffalo … also tossed three touchdowns in the MAC West championship-clinching victory over Western Michigan … had both passing and rushing touchdowns in four of the eight games, including the Arizona Bowl win over No. 19 San Jose State on his way to Offensive Player of the Game honors … named to the watch lists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Manning Award … member of the football program’s leadership council … No. 4 on the team’s annual “Tough Cardinals” list.
2019 (R-Jr.): Started all 12 games at quarterback … directed an offense that led the MAC in scoring (34.8 points per game) and total offense (463.0 yards per game) … led the league in touchdown passes (24) … ranked second in the MAC in passing yards per game (243.2) and fourth in total offense (257.4 ypg) … his 439 passing yards against Fordham on Sept. 7 were the fourth-most in program history … tallied career highs in completions (35) and attempts (57) at NC State on Sept. 21 … threw for more than 300 yards in four games … piled up 317 passing yards, three touchdown passes and a career-best 62 yards rushing in the win over Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 29 … only threw one interception the final five games … had a 51-yard quarterback sneak against FAU on Sept. 14 that led to a Ball State field goal … found Justin Hall for a career-best 64-yard catch-and-run touchdown against Central Michigan on Nov. 16.
2018 (R-So.): Served as the team’s No. 2 quarterback … played in eight games … took over the starting quarterback role in the final three games following an injury to Riley Neal at Ohio on Oct. 25 … hooked up with Yo’Heinz Tyler for a 63-yard touchdown pass, Ball State’s longest completion of the year, in the fourth quarter of the season opener against Central Connecticut … threw for a season-high 340 yards and a touchdown in his first start of the season at Toledo on Oct. 31 … led Ball State to an overtime win over Western Michigan on Nov. 13 thanks to completing 80.8 percent (21-of-26) of his passes and accounting for three touchdowns … earned MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors for his play against WMU … notched a passing and rushing touchdown at Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 20.
2017 (R-Fr.): Started the season as the team’s No. 4 quarterback … forced into action the final five games, with three starts, due to injuries at the quarterback position … made his collegiate debut in relief during the Toledo game on Oct. 26 … scored on a four-yard touchdown run in the third quarter against the Rockets … earned his first collegiate start at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 2 … threw for a season-high 169 yards and two touchdowns at EMU … led the Cardinals on a touchdown drive on their second possession at Northern Illinois on Nov. 9.
2016 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters from coach Fred Cranford at Loveland High … team captain and honorable mention all-district as a senior … helped the Tigers win the 2013 state title … owns the school record for career passing touchdowns (42) … completed nearly 60 percent of his passes for more than 1,400 yards and 15 scores as a senior … also ran for three touchdowns in 2015 … two-time all-conference pick … team captain and MVP for the basketball team as well … first team all-conference as a junior … a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Julie Plitt … born Jan. 9, 1998 … one sister and one brother … his father played baseball at Xavier, while his mother was on the Musketeers' volleyball team … his brother, Bryce, also played baseball at Xavier … his sister, Marie, is a member of the Ball State volleyball team … graduated with a 3.586 cumulative GPA following the 2019 fall semester … full name is Steven Andrew Plitt.
