Stephan Martin

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
5-11
Weight:
226
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lake Alfred, Fla.
High School:
Lakeland

Completed Ball State career after the 2014 season . . .

2014 (Sr.): Played in six games . . . earned second letter . . . tied career high with two tackles vs. Northern Illinois.

2013 (Jr.): Played in 10 games to earn first letter . . . saw first action for Ball State in the season opener vs. Illinois State . . . one tackle vs. Illinois State . . . career high two tackles vs. Central Michigan.

2012: Enrolled in classes at Ball State in January of 2012 and redshirted.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played two seasons at Fort Scott Community College in Kansas . . . led the team with 75 tackles in his second season after leading the team with 48 tackles in his first year . . . managed 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and one fumble recovery in second season . . . scored one touchdown on a fumble recovery and one on a blocked punt return . . . All-Jayhawk Conference in second season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in football for Coach Jason Butler at Lakeland H.S. as a senior . . . spent his first three years at Auburndale H.S. . . . led Lakeland to a 13-1 overall record as a senior . . . led the team in tackles as a senior . . . all-county third team as a senior . . . managed 111 tackles, six sacks, three forced fumbles and three touchdowns as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Jamie Hansel and Andrea Martin . . . born Aug. 15, 1992, in Lakeland, Fla. . . . full name is Stephan E. Martin.