Ball State’s yards a carry with Jalen Bonds and without Jalen Bonds
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Ball State averaged 4.24 yards a carry with Jalen Bonds and 3.90 without Jalen Bonds in 2026, 6 games against 2, a difference of 0.34. Both opponents outside the major colleges were with Jalen Bonds. All 4 first-half games were with Jalen Bonds.
Jalen Bonds, running back: 224 rushing yards, 47 carries and 10 receptions in 6 games this season.
2 games without Jalen Bonds is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
yards a carry a game
with Jalen Bonds
4.24
without Jalen Bonds
3.90
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A +0.34 difference in yards a carry with Jalen Bonds vs without Jalen Bonds is about what you’d expect.
The games
with Jalen Bondswithout Jalen Bonds
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | @ Ohio State | L | 2.09 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vsSStony Brook | W | 6.76 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ Liberty | L | 4.65 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @ Kent State | L | 1.70 | — | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs Toledo | L | 4.89 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Northwestern | L | 2.90 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | @ Bowling Green | W | 5.71 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | vsSSacramento State | W | 4.51 | — |
Method
- The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.