MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State football's Danny Pinter was the first player from the Mid-American Conference selected in the 2020 National Football League Draft when the Indianapolis Colts took the offensive lineman in Saturday's fifth round with pick number 149.
Pinter came to Ball State in 2015 as a tight end. After redshirting in his first year on the team, Pinter made 11 starts at tight end spanning 2016 and 2017. He then made the transition from tight end to offensive lineman in the spring of 2018. Over the winter and spring months, Pinter added 40 pounds to his frame to reach 295 pounds.