Defensive tackle, Ball State, 2025–26
Spencer Vaka
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 54
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 299 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Shawnee, KS
Spencer Vaka plays defensive tackle for Ball State. Last time out, against Toledo: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
5 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles vs. Toledo, L 24–39
Next game: vs. Sacramento State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 54 | DT | So. | ||
| 2026 | Ball State | 54 | DT | Jr. | 6′1″ | 299 |
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
2026 Ball State 4 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Ohio State | L 3–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Stony Brook | W 41–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Liberty | L 15–51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Toledo | L 24–39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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