Drake Spears

LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Aurora, IL, USA

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Drake Spears shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.5 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a linebacker

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Sporadic game-to-game production

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Western Michigan
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

Player Story

Drake Spears built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Aurora, IL wearing No. 20, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Drake Spears' career was his defensive...

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Class 2023 · Rating 0.8511

Gulliver Prep · Miami, FL

Committed To: Florida Atlantic
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Western Michigan · LB
Career Tackles: 223
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
Best season: 2018 Postseason · Western Michigan
Top game: Georgia State
Recruit profile: 3-star · Gulliver Prep · Florida Atlantic
High school pipeline: Gulliver Prep · 35 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 20 · Senior
2019 Tackles rank: 96 tackles · LB 70th (top 6%) · Mid-American 13th (top 3%) · National 84th (top 2%)

Drake Spears played LB for Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Drake Spears recorded 223 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Western Michigan.

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