a sturdy, old-school Ball State nose tackle with early-career depth value
Jafe Pitcock entered Ball State as a 6-foot-2, 257-pound defensive tackle from Piqua, Ohio, and later played at 268 pounds, giving the Cardinals a compact, physical interior presence.[1][8][10] His college production was modest — he appeared in seven games in his Ball State career and logged one total tackle — but his profile hints at what coaches value in a nose tackle: leverage, bulk, and dependable run-stopping size rather than flashy numbers.[1][2] If you need an interior body who can hold ground and do the dirty work, he fits that mold; if you want splash-play stats, he wasn’t that guy.[1][7]
