Usage Score
4.4
Player Dossier
2019-2025Bowling Green
Blaine Spires
DL • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Youngstown, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Blaine Spires shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.1
Consistency
39.6
Season Value
21.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 9
- Program Path
- Bowling Green • Utah State • Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Blaine Spires, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Utah State. Blaine Spires shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Utah State paired 13.5 primary output with 22.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Bowling Green, Utah State, Pittsburgh.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2021 Regular Season · Bowling Green
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
20.1
Usage
4.4
Consistency
39.6
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 0. South Alabama: 1. Unknown: 2. Minnesota: 0. Kent State: 0. Akron: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Buffalo: 2. Toledo: 1. Ohio: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 6 by 25. South Alabama: 5 by 30.8. Unknown: 3 by 32.5. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 1 by 14.2. Northern Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 5 by 40.8. Toledo: 2 by 18.3. Ohio: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.8 · n=3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=7 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=5 · +0.0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Ohio | W 21-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/11 | vs Toledo | L 17-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Buffalo | W 56-44 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 24-55 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Northern Illinois | L 26-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Akron | L 20-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Kent State | L 20-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Minnesota | W 14-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs South Alabama | L 19-22 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | @ Tennessee | L 6-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Bowling Green
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Utah State
2023-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Pittsburgh
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
201920202021202220232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 2 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 7.5 | 20.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 4 | 12.3 | 2.8 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Utah State | 13.5 | 22.1 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 13.5 | 22.1 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Utah State | 4 | 18.4 | 8.3 | -9.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 7.5 | 20.2 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 7.5 | 20.2 | 5.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
New Mexico
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.
#2
Louisville
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.7 takeover score.
#3
Kent State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.
#4
Buffalo
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Postseason · Utah State
13.5 primary output · 22.1 efficiency · 7.5 usage
28.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Utah State
28.5
13.5 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Utah State
26.5
4 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 8.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.7744
East · Youngstown, OH
- Committed To
- Bowling Green
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
3
Career teams
9
Seasons tracked
113
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 47 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.