Players
Marcel Spears Jr.
LB · Iowa State
Marcel Spears Jr.
LB · #42 · Iowa State
Profile
- Measurements
- 6'1" · 218 lb
- Seasons
- 4
- Recruiting
- No record matched
- Class rank
- —
- Hometown
- Olathe, KS
- School
- No record matched
Returning player.
Career
272 Tackles · 24.5 TFL · 6.0 Sacks · 4 Int
On a roster 2016–2019. Statistics held for 2016–2019.
2019
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
92 Tackles · 8.0 TFL · 2.5 Sacks
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | vs Notre Dame * | L 9–33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | @ Kansas State | L 17–27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | vs Kansas | W 41–31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | vs Texas | W 23–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | @ Oklahoma | L 41–42 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | vs Oklahoma State | L 27–34 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | @ Texas Tech | W 34–24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | @ West Virginia | W 38–14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | vs TCU | W 49–24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @ Baylor | L 21–23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | vs UL Monroe | W 72–20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | vs Iowa | L 17–18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | vs Northern Iowa | W 29–26 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2018
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
69 Tackles · 8.0 TFL · 2.5 Sacks · 2 Int
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | vs Washington State * | L 26–28 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | vs Drake | W 27–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | vs Kansas State | W 42–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | @ Texas | L 10–24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | vs Baylor | W 28–14 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | @ Kansas | W 27–3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | vs Texas Tech | W 40–31 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | vs West Virginia | W 30–14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @ Oklahoma State | W 48–42 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @ TCU | L 14–17 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | vs Akron | W 26–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | vs Oklahoma | L 27–37 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @ Iowa | L 3–13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Wk | Opponent | Result | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | vs Texas Tech | W 40–31 | 2 | 53 | 1 |
2017
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
107 Tackles · 8.5 TFL · 1.0 Sacks · 2 Int
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | @ Memphis | W 21–20 | 11 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | @ Kansas State | L 19–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | @ Baylor | W 23–13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | vs Oklahoma State | L 42–49 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | @ West Virginia | L 16–20 | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | vs TCU | W 14–7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | @ Texas Tech | W 31–13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | vs Kansas | W 45–0 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | @ Oklahoma | W 38–31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | vs Texas | L 7–17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | @ Akron | W 41–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | vs Iowa | L 41–44 | 17 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | vs Northern Iowa | W 42–24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Wk | Opponent | Result | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | vs TCU | W 14–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | @ Texas Tech | W 31–13 | 1 | 61 | 1 |
2016
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
4 Tackles · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 Sacks
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | vs Oklahoma | L 24–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | @ Texas | L 6–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @ Iowa | L 3–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |