One of the fastest players on the Ball State roster, has switched from linebacker to receiver to running back since the close of last season ... wore #34 last season, switched to #89 this summer and has returned to #34.

2022: Participant in all 12 games with no starts ... registered six tackles from his safety position and recorded an 18-yard tackle-for-loss in the season opener at Tennessee (Sept. 1).

2021: Appeared in eight games ... first career game action came at Wyoming (Sept. 18) ... made a tackle at Western Michigan (Oct. 9) ... also produced a stop at Northern Illinois (Nov. 10) ... made appearances in league games against Toledo (Sept. 25), Eastern Michigan (Oct. 16), Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 23) and Akron (Nov. 2).

2020: Did not see game action ... earned a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters from head coach Mike Gillin at Mooresville High … 3-star recruit via 247Sports … played outside linebacker and wide receiver for the Pioneers … team captain and team MVP as a senior … first team all-state as a senior … two-time all-conference pick … piled up more than 250 tackles in his prep career … totaled 90 catches for 1,494 yards and 15 touchdowns in his four years … helped the Pioneers win a pair of sectional titles … named Mooresville’s Athlete of the Year as a senior ... also lettered four years on the track & field squad and two years on the wrestling team.

PERSONAL: Son of James and Jaime Irwin … has two brothers.

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Brayden Evans