The Ball State Cardinals, located in Muncie, Indiana, were one of the first college football programs to open their doors to pro scouts this season, as per tradition.
The 2025 edition of their Pro Day saw four Cardinals participate in Combine-style workouts in front of a reported dozen scouts.
For our reports, we’ve pulled raw numbers from Draft Scout and RAS.football to assemble the RAS cards, which are used with express written permission of RAS’ creator Kent Lee Platte.
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Elevator Pitch:
A transfer from Sacred Heart University, where he started 21 games. Named second-team all-Northeast Conference in 2022 prior to transfer. Started 22 of 24 games for Ball State in 2024 (all at guard), missing two games to injury. In 2023, went without a penalty, sack or QB pressure allowed and held the fourth-best overall blocking grade per PFF.
Draft Projections:
Lower-league training camp
Measurables (as of Pro Day)
Height: six-foot-three
Weight: 284 lbs.
Arms: 33 inches
Hands: 10 inches
Skill Drills (numbers from Pro Day)
40-yard dash: 5.27 seconds
10-yard split: 1.84 seconds
20-yard split: 2.98 seconds
Shuttle: 4.85 seconds
Three-cone drill: 8.08 seconds
Vertical jump: 24.5 inches
Broad jump: eight feet, 11 inches
Bench: 22 reps at 225 lbs.
Relative Athletic Score:
Jon Mucciolo’s Relative Athletic Score
Kent Lee Platte (RAS.football)
NCAA Football: Ball State at Georgia Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
Elevator Pitch:
Newson stepped up in a major way his junior season, going from special teams work to starter due to injury at the linebacker position, becoming a defensive leader for the Cardinals over his final two seasons. Finished career with 176 tackles, 11.5 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks, six pass break-ups, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.
Draft Projections:
Lower-league training camp
Measurables (as of Pro Day)
Height: six-foot-one
Weight: 218 lbs.
Arms: 32 inches
Hands: nine inches
Skill Drills (numbers from Pro Day)
40-yard dash: 4.73 seconds
10-yard split: 1.58 seconds
20-yard split: 2.76 seconds
Shuttle: 4.54 seconds
Three-cone drill: 7.5 seconds
Vertical jump: 32.5 inches
Broad jump: nine feet, seven inches
Bench: 8 reps at 225 lbs.
Relative Athletic Score:
Keionte Newson’s Relative Athletic Score
Kent Lee Platte (RAS.football)
NCAA Football: Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky Jordan Prather-Imagn Images
Elevator Pitch:
A former FCS All-American at Eastern Kentucky, Braedon Sloan emerged as the Cardinals’ leading option at halfback in 2024 thanks to his duel-threat style of play. Sloan finished with 150 carries for 597 yards and four rushing touchdowns while also adding 29 catches for 329 yards and a receiving score in his lone season at Muncie and also had a 22-yard passing touchdown. At EKU, Sloan had 299 carries for 1,434 and 18 rushing scores, with 89 receptions for 1,047 receiving yards and nine scores over three seasons of play.
Draft Projections:
NFL rookie tryout or lower-league roster
Measurables (as of Pro Day)
Height: five-foot-11
Weight: 207 lbs.
Arms: 29 and one-half inches
Hands: nine and three-eighths inches
Skill Drills (numbers from Pro Day)
40-yard dash: 4.55 seconds
10-yard split: 1.58 seconds
20-yard split: 2.71 seconds
Shuttle: 4.31 seconds
Three-cone drill: 7.19 seconds
Vertical jump: 33.5 inches
Broad jump: nine feet, eight inches
Bench: 20 reps at 225 lbs.
Relative Athletic Score:
Braedon Sloan’s Relative Athletic Score
Kent Lee Platte (RAS.football)
NCAA Football: Ball State at Vanderbilt Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
Elevator Pitch:
Udo arrived in Muncie to round out a six-year career after stops at BYU (2019-22) and Cincinnati (2023.) Finished with 78 tackles for 1.5 TFLs and a half-sack, an interception, two pass break-ups and a forced fumble in 2024 as a starting safety for the Cardinals. Over his career, Udo had 122 tackles, 7.5 TFLs, and 3.5 sacks. Has pectoral injury suffered prior to Pro Day.
Draft Projections:
Lower-league training camp
Measurables (as of Pro Day)
Height: five-foot-10
Weight: 204 lbs.
Arms: 32 and one-quarter inches
Hands: 10 and one-quarter inches
Skill Drills (numbers from Pro Day)
40-yard dash: 4.47 seconds
10-yard split: 1.56 seconds
20-yard split: 2.63 seconds
Shuttle: 4.33 seconds
Three-cone drill: 7.27 seconds
Vertical jump: 37 inches
Broad jump: N/A (choice)
Bench: N/A (choice)
Relative Athletic Score:
George Udo’s Relative Athletic Score
Kent Lee Platte (RAS.football)