Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
#10
Dashawn Spears
Junior safety on LSU's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 209 lb · Denham Springs, LA · Denham Springs HS
CFB Index 51 · #259 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from LSU)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 96 nationally · Signed with LSU
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior safety on LSU's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2024.
- LSU DB Dashawn Spears out for season with ACL injury (Sep 20) Reported
Dashawn Spears
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Dashawn Spears has been at LSU through three head coaches in three seasons. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: SEC Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt: 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Clemson — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 1.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
20248 games
- Signed with LSU4-star out of Denham Springs
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
LSU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025LSU
DestinationTBD
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026LSU2-1HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.8 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
41.9%
104 pass / 144 run
Plays / game
82.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
115 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
51 · #259 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #259 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tre Bell’s 2025 season.
Matches Tre on
PD rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Tre on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Zach Johnson's sophomore season at Stanford (2025).
Matches Zach on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Dashawn Spears
The secondary · LSU
- #2Ty Benefield105 tackles · 2025
- Tamarcus Cooley70 tackles · 2025
- #11P.J. Woodland38 tackles · 2025
- #5DJ Pickett35 tackles · 2025
- #10Dashawn Spears28 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology