Linebacker, Western Michigan, 2016–19
Drake Spears
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Aurora, IL
Drake Spears played linebacker at Western Michigan (2016–19).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Toledo, 20182sacks, career highat Georgia State, 2018Team titles: MAC champions, 2016
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 31 | 19 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Western Michigan | 86 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 96 | 35 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Career | 223 | 114 | 15 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 20 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 20 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Western Michigan | 20 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 20 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 235 |
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.
Game by game
2019 Western Michigan 13 games, 96 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Monmouth | W 48–13 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Michigan State | L 17–51 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Georgia State | W 57–10 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Syracuse | L 33–52 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Central Michigan | W 31–15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | at Toledo | L 24–31 | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 38–16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Eastern Michigan | L 27–34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Bowling Green | W 49–10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Ball State | W 35–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Ohio | W 37–34 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Northern Illinois | L 14–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Western Kentucky | L 20–23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Western Michigan 13 games, 86 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Syracuse | L 42–55 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Michigan | L 3–49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Delaware State | W 68–0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atGeorgia State | W 34–15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atMiami (OH) | W 40–39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 27–24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atBowling Green | W 42–35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atCentral Michigan | W 35–10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Toledo | L 24–51 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Ohio | L 14–59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atBall State | L 41–42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Northern Illinois | W 28–21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 18–49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Western Michigan 10 games, 31 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at USC | L 31–49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atMichigan State | L 14–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Wagner | W 49–14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Ball State | W 55–3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Buffalo | W 71–68 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Akron | L 13–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atEastern Michigan | W 20–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Central Michigan | L 28–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Kent State | W 48–20 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atToledo | L 10–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Western Michigan 5 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Northwestern | W 22–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Illinois | W 34–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 49–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | atBall State | W 52–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Toledo | W 55–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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