Defensive line, Illinois, 2009–12
Akeem Spence
- Number
- No. 94
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 305 lb
- Hometown
- Fort Walton Beach, FL
- Born
- Nov 29, 1991, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
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Akeem Spence played defensive line at Illinois (2009–12). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Spence in round 4, No. 100 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
The teams
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| On file | 65 | 121 | 186 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅝″ |
| Weight | 307 lb |
| Arm length | 33½″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.15 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.74 sW |
| Vertical jump | 30″ |
| Broad jump | 8′11″ |
| Bench press | 37 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.82 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.72 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 101 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 39 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 42 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Washington Football Team | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 101 | 203 | 10.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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