Receiver, Ohio State, 2011–⁠14

Evan Spencer

Number
No. 6
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Vernon Hills, IL
Born
May 26, 1993, in Vernon Hills, Illinois

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Evan Spencer played receiver at Ohio State (2011–⁠14). The Washington Redskins took Spencer in round 6, No. 187 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
216
Receiving yards, 2013 (Ohio State, 12–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 187
Round 6, 2015 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Florida A&M, 2013

Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Ohio State37826.0133
2012Ohio State1213611.3044
2013Ohio State222169.8325
2014Ohio State151499.9322
Career5257911.1744

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Ohio State6WR
2012Ohio State6WR
2013Ohio State6WR
2014Ohio State6WR6′2″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Ohio State210.59––12.33%
2014Ohio State360.2310th (n=496)0.528.24%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Ohio State 12 games, 15 catches, 149 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.NavyW 34–⁠17224019–
Sep 13vs.Kent StateW 66–⁠0112012–
Sep 27vs.CincinnatiW 50–⁠28119119–
Oct 4atMarylandW 52–⁠241808–
Oct 18vs.RutgersW 56–⁠17210111–
Oct 25atPenn StateW 31–⁠241−10−1–
Nov 1vs.IllinoisW 55–⁠14222015–
Nov 8atMichigan StateW 49–⁠371120129
Nov 15atMinnesotaW 31–⁠24122122–
Nov 29vs.MichiganW 42–⁠281101–
Dec 6vs.WisconsinW 59–⁠0113013–
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaW 42–⁠351707–
2013 Ohio State 10 games, 22 catches, 216 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.BuffaloW 40–⁠20216010–
Sep 7vs.San Diego StateW 42–⁠7110010–
Sep 14atCaliforniaW 52–⁠341202–
Sep 21vs.Florida A&MW 76–⁠0450220–
Sep 28vs.WisconsinW 31–⁠24125125–
Oct 5atNorthwesternW 40–⁠302709–
Oct 19vs.IowaW 34–⁠24428010–
Oct 26vs.Penn StateW 63–⁠14437020–
Nov 2atPurdueW 56–⁠0234019–
Nov 16atIllinoisW 60–⁠351707–
2012 Ohio State 7 games, 12 catches, 136 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Miami (OH)W 56–⁠10354044–
Sep 8vs.UCFW 31–⁠161606–
Sep 15vs.CaliforniaW 35–⁠28110010–
Oct 20vs.PurdueW 29–⁠2221508–
Oct 27atPenn StateW 35–⁠23333013–
Nov 3vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠221909–
Nov 24vs.MichiganW 26–⁠211909–
2011 Ohio State 3 games, 3 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.AkronW 42–⁠0133033–
Oct 1vs.Michigan StateL 7–⁠10133133–
Nov 12atPurdueL 23–⁠26112012–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2015
Height6′1⅜″
Weight208 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.54 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.29 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2015Tampa Bay Buccaneers1000

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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