Donovan Spellman is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UNLV.
Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Shawn Clark, Biff Poggi and Dan Mullen. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UCLA — Week 2, 2025.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs UCLA | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 51-48vs Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-56@ Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-40vs New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10@ Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-17@ Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-38@ Boise State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-17vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 30-23
vs UCLA
0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
46.5%
423 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
65.0
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
424 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Played for three programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Shawn Clark, Biff Poggi and Dan Mullen.
