#10

Baylon Spector

Former linebacker at Clemson. 2021: 74 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

LB · Clemson · Sr. · #10

6′2″ · 230 lb · Calhoun, GA

CFB Index 76 · #82 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceBuffalo — drafted 2022, Rd 7, Pick 10, #231 overall

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 605 nationally · Signed with Clemson

Statement game19 tacklesat NC State (FBS) · L 21-27

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Clemson. 2021: 74 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2017.
Drafted round 7 by the Buffalo in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Clemson, 190 tackles — drafted at #231 overall by Buffalo.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2017

Signed with Clemson3-star out of Calhoun

2022

Drafted by Buffaloround 7, pick 231

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#605 national

CFB

College

Clemson

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #231

Buffalo · 2022

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BuffaloEntering 5th NFL season

#231Rd 7 · Pick 10

BuffaloEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 49-6 over that span.

2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

76All-Conference level #82 of 578?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (92nd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (86th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#221 / 2743 · 92nd pct

Solo tackles#384 / 2743 · 86th pct

QB hurries#323 / 2743 · 84th pct

Sacks#443 / 2743 · 82nd pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#688 / 2743 · 73rd pct

4.5

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.0	0.4	0.2	0.0
Road5g	8.8	0.4	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	8.8	0.3	0.1	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	5.0	0.5	0.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

76 · #82 of 578 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #82 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Clemson	74	36	4.5	2.5	1	1	--
2020	Clemson	64	34	10.5	4.5	1	--	--
2019	Clemson	43	22	6.5	2.0	--	--	--
2018	Clemson	9	5	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		190	97	21.5	9.0	2	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 3-10vs Georgia	8	2	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 2	W 49-3vs South Carolina State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 21-27@ NC State	19	9	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 19 tackles
Wk 5	W 19-13vs Boston College	6	2	1.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 7	W 17-14@ Syracuse	10	9	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 17-27@ Pittsburgh	5	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 30-20vs Florida State	4	2	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 10	W 30-24@ Louisville	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 44-7vs UConn	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 48-27vs Wake Forest	9	5	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 13	W 30-0@ South Carolina	6	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Total		74	36	4.5	2.5	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Baylon Spector

2017

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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