Gavin Forsha

Position:
Linebacker
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 224
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
Prev School:
Tennessee State
High School:
Mount Juliet Christian Academy

Sixth-year linebacker lands at Ball State after previous stops at Kansas State, South Alabama and Tennessee State … appeared in just one game last year with the Tigers, after three seasons of college experience at South Alabama (2023-24) and Kansas State (2022).

2025 (R-Sr.): Injury cost him the 2025 season at Tennessee State and he earned a medical exception ... played in just one game, against Western Illinois (10/25).

2024 (R-Jr.): Played in South Alabama's first-seven games and made five starts before suffering a season-ending injury ... made 27 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss on the year ... made a career-high eight tackles at Arkansas State ... tallied 1.5 tackles for loss in South's win over Northwestern State ... recorded a tackle in the Jaguars' win over Troy in the Battle for the Belt.

2023 (Jr.): Appeared in three games for South Alabama in 2023 ... recorded one tackle for the year in the Jaguars' 33-7 victory at Oklahoma State.

2022 (So.): At Kansas State, played in nine games as both a reserve linebacker and on special teams, coming away with 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup at Kansas … tallied a season-high four tackles at TCU, which included his first-career sack … had two tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a pass breakup against Oklahoma State … also logged a pair of tackles against Texas Tech.

2021 (Fr.): Played the 2021 season at Tyler JC under head coach Thomas Rocco... Named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Small College Team after totaling 45 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks on the year ... led the conference and ranked fifth nationally in sacks, while he was 15th in the nation in tackles for loss ... posted a season-high seven tackles to go with 2.5 sacks at Kilgore College ... tallied a pass breakup against Navarro College.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Mount Juliet Christian Academy under head coach Dan Davis ... two-time all-district and all-county performer who was named the team’s defensive MVP ... also participated in basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Randall and Kerri Forsha ... has two siblings, Nolan and Gwen ... father played football at Middle Tennessee State, while his brother played at Tyler JC ... a cousin played football at Vanderbilt, and another at Rochester University ... undergraduate major in business.