Baylon Spector: LB · Clemson · #10.
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Baylon Spector
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Clemson linebacker corps. ACC Linebacker Player of the Week in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 19 tackles against NC State — Week 4, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-10vs No. 5 Georgia | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs South Carolina State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-27@ NC State | 19 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 19 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 19-13vs Boston College | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14@ Syracuse | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-20vs Florida State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-24@ Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-7vs UConn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-27vs No. 13 Wake Forest | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-0@ South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 36 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups74 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 49-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 8.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 8.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
59.3%
802 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
112.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #82 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 190 tackles — drafted at #231 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 5th NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 5th NFL season
