Dashawn Spears
Dashawn Spears
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent two seasons in the LSU secondary. The receipt: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Houston — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 17–10
at Clemson
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
LSU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · LSU
Returning around him
- 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (41 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #11
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tre Bell’s 2025 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Zach Johnson's sophomore season at Stanford (2025).
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