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Defensive end, LSU, 2001–04
Marcus Spears
- Hometown
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Born
- Mar 8, 1983
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Marcus Spears played defensive end at LSU (2001–04). He was a consensus All‑American in 2004. The Dallas Cowboys took Spears in the first round, No. 20 overall in the 2005 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | LSU | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only.
Game by game
2004 LSU 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. Mississippi State | W 51–0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine or pro day 2005 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ |
| Weight | 307 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 10½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.05 s |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.21 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.44 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 108 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 28 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2006 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Baltimore Ravens | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 108 | 215 | 9.5 | 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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