Defensive tackle, SMU (from Louisiana Tech, Memphis), 2020–25
Keveionta Spears
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 313 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Baton Rouge, LA
Keveionta Spears played defensive tackle at Louisiana Tech (2020–22), Memphis (2023–24) and SMU (2025).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Memphis | 17 | 10 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Memphis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | SMU | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 44 | 23 | 6.5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 40 | DT | |||
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 40 | DT | RS | ||
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 40 | DT | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Memphis | 40 | DT | So. | ||
| 2024 | Memphis | 40 | DT | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | SMU | 40 | DT | Sr. | 6′4″ | 313 |
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
2025 SMU 11 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 42–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Missouri State | W 28–10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at TCU | L 24–35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Syracuse | W 31–18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Stanford | W 34–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at Wake Forest | L 12–13 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Miami | W 26–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Boston College | W 45–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Louisville | W 38–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at California | L 35–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Arizona | W 24–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Memphis 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | at UTSA | L 36–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | W 42–37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Memphis 9 games, 17 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 56–14 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Arkansas State | W 37–3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Missouri | L 27–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Tulane | L 21–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at UAB | W 45–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at North Texas | W 45–42 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Charlotte | W 44–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. SMU | L 34–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Temple | W 45–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Louisiana Tech 5 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 52–17 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. UTEP | W 41–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Rice | L 41–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Florida International | L 34–42 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.UAB | L 27–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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