Gavin Forsha holds the MLB · Starter spot in Ball State Cardinals’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Gavin Forsha is a 6'2", 224-pound linebacker from Nashville, Tennessee, who attended Mount Juliet Christian Academy. After playing at Tyler Junior College in 2021, where he recorded 45 tackles and 11.5 sacks, Forsha spent time at Kansas State (2022), South Alabama (2023-24), and Tennessee State before joining Ball State as a transfer. At Kansas State, he appeared in nine games with 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss. During his first two seasons at South Alabama, Forsha played in seven games with 27 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss in 2024, including a career-high eight tackles against Arkansas State. He appeared in one game for Tennessee State in 2025 before a medical exception ended his season.

Kansas Statethrough 2022

South Alabama2023

2024

Tennessee State2025

Ball State2026 — present