Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Brad Spence
Senior linebacker for Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 249 lb · Houston, TX · Klein Forest
CFB Index 48 · #313 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Texas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs Ohio State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas in 2023.
- Transferred from Arkansas to Texas in 2025.
Brad Spence
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Brad Spence has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Ohio State — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20237 games
- Signed with Arkansas3-star out of Klein Forest
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Texas
Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Arkansas4-8HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026Texas2-0HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
48 · #313 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #313 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #50 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Ohio State
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With A. Manning — 195 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.0 · 24 rush yds (8 car) · D. Smothers — 74 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Texas
Returning around him
- 6 Texas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (22 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas · Last season: 10-3 (AP #14) · Talent rank #2 · 2026 recruiting class #7
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Courtney McBride’s 2024 season.
Matches Courtney on
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Courtney on
Class year (lower)
Tackle volume (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nana Osafo-Mensah's junior season at Notre Dame (2023).
74%match
Matches Nana on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Differs from Nana on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Brad Spence
Background
A second-year linebacker who transferred to Texas from Arkansas during winter 2025 ... has played in 35 career games with five starts. JUNIOR (2025) Saw action in season opener at No. 3/2 Ohio State (8/30), recording one tackle ... played against San Jose State (9/6) and registered a quarterback...
The linebacker corps · Texas
- #3Rasheem Biles100 tackles · 2025
- #26Ty'Anthony Smith59 tackles · 2025
- #28Justin Cryer43 tackles · 2025
- #45Darius Snow34 tackles · 2025
- #14Brad Spence21 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology