Player Dossier

2023-2025

Ball State

Ben Marsh

DE • 6'2" • 257 lbs • Hilliard, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ben Marsh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

7

Efficiency

12.3

Consistency

50

Season Value

22.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Ben Marsh, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State. Ben Marsh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Ball State paired 2 primary output with 12.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

12.3

Usage

7

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 1. Eastern Michigan: 1. Toledo: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Akron: 1 by 14.2. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Toledo: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=3
First Half0.5 · n=2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Eastern Michigan

Result
Sat 11/22@ ToledoL 9-3820000
Sat 11/15vs Eastern MichiganL 9-2411100
Sat 10/18vs AkronW 42-28100.500.500
Sat 10/11@ Western MichiganL 0-4232000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ball State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonBall State0
2024 Regular SeasonBall State0.57.720.5
2025 Regular SeasonBall State212.371.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Eastern Michigan

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

#2

Akron

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.2 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

0.5

Primary metric

Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.8 takeover score.

#4

Western Michigan

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

#5

James Madison

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Ball State

2 primary output · 12.3 efficiency · 7 usage

22.9

#2

2024 Regular Season · Ball State

5.5

0.5 primary · 7.7 efficiency · 2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8137

Hilliard Darby · Hilliard, OH

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

15

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 9 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ben Marsh quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
15