Linebacker, Iowa State, 2016–19
Marcel Spears Jr.
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 218 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Olathe, KS
- Born
- May 29, 1997, in Olathe, Kansas
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Marcel Spears Jr. played linebacker at Iowa State (2016–19).
Career highs
17tackles, career highvs. Iowa, 20172interceptions, career highvs. Texas Tech, 2018Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 107 | 56 | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 69 | 44 | 8 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 92 | 56 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Career | 272 | 160 | 24.5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | |
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 | Iowa State | 42 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Iowa State | 42 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Iowa State | 42 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Iowa State | 42 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 218 |
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 Iowa State 13 games, 92 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 29–26 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Iowa | L 17–18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UL Monroe | W 72–20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Baylor | L 21–23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. TCU | W 49–24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at West Virginia | W 38–14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Texas Tech | W 34–24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 27–34 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Oklahoma | L 41–42 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Texas | W 23–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Kansas | W 41–31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at Kansas State | L 17–27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 9–33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2018 Iowa State 13 games, 69 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | atIowa | L 3–13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Oklahoma | L 27–37 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Akron | W 26–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 29 | atTCU | L 14–17 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atOklahoma State | W 48–42 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.West Virginia | W 30–14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Texas Tech | W 40–31 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atKansas | W 27–3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Baylor | W 28–14 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atTexas | L 10–24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Kansas State | W 42–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Drake | W 27–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Washington State | L 26–28 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Iowa State 13 games, 107 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Northern Iowa | W 42–24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Iowa | L 41–44 | 17 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atAkron | W 41–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Texas | L 7–17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atOklahoma | W 38–31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Kansas | W 45–0 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | atTexas Tech | W 31–13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs.TCU | W 14–7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atWest Virginia | L 16–20 | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 42–49 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atBaylor | W 23–13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atKansas State | L 19–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | at Memphis | W 21–20 | 11 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Iowa State 3 games, 4 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USFL | Houston Gamblers |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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