Robert Spears-Jennings

Former defensive back at Oklahoma. 2025: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 59 tackles.

DB · Oklahoma · Sr. · #3

6′0″ · 213 lb · Broken Arrow, OK

CFB Index 52 · #258 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceDrafted by Pittsburgh — Rd 7, Pick 8, #224 overall

How he plays

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

Tackles: 86th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

2 PBU · 59 tackles · 1.5 TFL

Best game: 1 INT, 8 tackles, at Tennessee

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Oklahoma. 2025: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 59 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2022.
Drafted round 7 by the Pittsburgh in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Oklahoma, 173 tackles — drafted at #224 overall by Pittsburgh.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20225 games

Signed with Oklahoma4-star out of Broken Arrow

2026

Drafted by Pittsburghround 7, pick 224

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#130 national

CFB

College

Oklahoma

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #224

Pittsburgh · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Brent Venables

Oklahoma

Played his entire career under Brent Venables.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season

#224Rd 7 · Pick 8

Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Brent Venables — 32-20 over that span.

2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced

2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning

2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

52Rotational starter #258 of 544?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (86th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (85th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#413 / 2975 · 86th pct

Solo tackles#417 / 2975 · 85th pct

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1711 / 2975 · 39th pct

1.5

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd 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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	4.1	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road5g	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	0.2	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Venables

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

52 · #258 of 544 safeties

Former four-star. Now #258 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Oklahoma	59	33	1.5	0.0	2	1	--
2024	Oklahoma	66	43	5.0	2.5	1	1	--
2023	Oklahoma	35	18	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
2022	Oklahoma	13	7	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		173	101	8.0	2.5	4	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025

W 33–27

at Tennessee

8 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 INT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

With J. Mateer — 159 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.3 · 80 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · G. Miller — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week