Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-13vs Alabama A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 6-47@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#31
Michael Spencer
Senior defensive lineman on Vanderbilt's 2023 roster.
6′4″ · 323 lb · Union, KY
Vanderbilt 2023 alumnus
The story
4 defensive lineman on Vanderbilt's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMichael Spencer
Three seasons at Vanderbilt, two different head coaches: Derek Mason and Clark Lea. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Alabama A&M — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Vanderbilt0-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced
2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 47–13
vs Alabama A&M
2 TOT
Dominant 34-point win at home against Alabama A&M.
With A. Swann — 194 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 28.1 · 24 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · J. McGowan — 6 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology