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#50 Carsen Burckhardt
Class RS FRFrom Valparaiso (transfer)Ht / Wt 5'10" · 223 lbHometown Long Lake, MN · Orono High School
Depth-chart placement
Carsen Burckhardt is on the Ball State Cardinals roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.
Transfer history
2026Valparaiso→Ball State Cardinals
Background & career
Carsen Burckhardt is a redshirt freshman linebacker at Ball State who transferred in from Valparaiso as a walk-on. The 5'10", 223-pound native of Long Lake, Minnesota, attended Orono High School, where he earned four letters and competed in basketball and track and field. During his senior year, he recorded 12 tackles and one forced fumble in a state semifinal game as Orono finished 10-3. Burckhardt spent the 2025 season at Valparaiso redshirted with no game action.
Valparaisothrough 2025
Ball State2026 — presentPrevious schoolValparaisoOriginLong Lake, MN · Orono High School