Spencer Trussell: DE · Kansas State · #40.
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Spencer Trussell
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Third year in the Kansas State defensive front. On tape: 3 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 8, 2021.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kansas State | 12 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 17 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-31@ Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-37vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-33vs Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-24@ Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 31-12vs TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-10@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%1 sackTFL rate
25%3 TFL12 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Chris Klieman — 20-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
42.0%
311 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas State, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Klieman.
