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Marcel Spears Jr.

Iowa State · Linebacker · 2015-19

TKL
272
TFL
25
SACKS
6

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2016 to 2019, Spears recorded 272 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss and 6 sacks. From 2017 to 2018, Spears also had 4 interceptions.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 10th-highest linebacker rating at Iowa State since 1990 and No. 115 among all linebackers of the 2015-2019 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2019
    • Second-team all-conference

Season by Season

Marcel Spears Jr. season-by-season statistics at Iowa State
SeasonTklTFLSacksPDInt
201640000
20171078.5132
20186982.532
20199282.570
Total27224.56134

Seasons with tracked stats at Iowa State. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Iowa State Teammates

  1. 91Breece Hall2019-21RB
  2. 80JaQuan Bailey2016-20EDGE
  3. 80Hakeem Butler2015-18WR
  4. 80Joel Lanning2013-17LB
  5. 75Brock Purdy2018-21QB
  6. 74Brian Peavy2014-18S
  7. 74Charlie Kolar2018-21TE
  8. 74David Montgomery2016-18RB
  9. 74Kamari Cotton-Moya2013-17S
  10. 72Allen Lazard2014-17WR

Full Iowa State all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 93Micah ParsonsPenn State · 2018-20LB
  2. 91Josh AllenKentucky · 2015-18LB
  3. 90Evan WeaverCalifornia · 2016-19LB
  4. 90Isaiah SimmonsClemson · 2016-19LB
  5. 90Josey JewellIowa · 2013-17LB
  6. 90Roquan SmithGeorgia · 2016-17LB
  7. 90Shaquem GriffinUCF · 2013-17LB
  8. 90Reuben FosterAlabama · 2016LB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Marcel Spears Jr.) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.