Baylor · W 17-16
No catches.
Vanderbilt · W 21-15
No catches.
Tennessee · L 14-24
No catches.
Ole Miss · L 15-45
4 catches, 62 yards
The other 4 games average 22 yards. This one was 40 above.
Spencer has catches in 5 of Auburn’s 8 games: none against Baylor, Vanderbilt and Tennessee.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
DeShawn Spencer
On tape: 62 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Ole Miss, Week 9, 2026.
149 receiving yards · 13 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Against Ole Miss on Oct. 31: 4 catches for 62 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 5 games drawn here: 13 catches for 149 yards. Auburn has thrown to him 19 times in 168 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 13 | 149 | 11.5 | 2 | 25 |
| Career | 13 | 149 | 11.5 | 2 | 25 |
Last game (Wk 9): 62 receiving yards, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-38vs No. 18 LSU | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-45@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Total | 13 | 149 | 11.5 | 2 | 25 |
Week 9 · 2026
L 15-45
at Ole Miss
The plays that mattered most
573rd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
208% of team targetsCatch rate
70%14 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
70% catch rate on 20 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 27.3 | 10.3 | 0.7 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 33.5 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 15.3 | 8.5 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 51.5 | 12.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
47.9%
264 pass / 287 run
Plays / game
68.9
8 games
Team sack rate
10.9%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
