Tory Spears: S · Texas State · #12.
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Tory Spears
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at two programs in seven seasons: Matt Campbell, Jake Spavital and G.J. Kinne. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Troy — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas State | 22 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 19 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Texas State | 77 | 41 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Texas State | 38 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Texas State | 45 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Iowa State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 202 | 113 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 38-17@ Troy | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 41-9vs Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-23vs Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17@ UL Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-3vs Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-52vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2024
W 38-17
at Troy
8 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Troy.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL22 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
45.1%
428 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
73.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
7 seasons, at Iowa State and Texas State, 202 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over seven seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Campbell, Jake Spavital and G.J. Kinne.
