Alex Spillum: S · Coastal Carolina · #10.
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Alex Spillum
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Coastal Carolina. Named All-Sun Belt two seasons running, most recently in 2021. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Troy — Week 9, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 64 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina | 61 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | Coastal Carolina | 43 | 22 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina | 17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 185 | 101 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-14vs The Citadel | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-22vs Kansas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-25@ Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 53-3vs Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-6vs UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-20@ Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ App State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 35-28vs Troy | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-8@ Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 40-42vs Georgia State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-21vs Texas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-21@ South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 27-21
2 interceptions · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 6 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL64 tackles · 2 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
39.0%
321 pass / 503 run
Plays / game
68.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #64 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Coastal Carolina, 185 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joe Moglia → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
