Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 35-9@ Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 34-30vs Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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David Spaulding
Former defensive back at South Carolina. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′1″ · 197 lb · Riceboro, GA
CFB Index 59 · #121 of 321 cornersLow confidenceSouth Carolina 2024 — college career complete
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
3★
CB recruit
No. 1306 nationally · Signed with Bradwell Institute
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at South Carolina. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bradwell Institute in 2019.
- Transferred from Georgia Southern to South Carolina in 2021.
David Spaulding
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Oklahoma, Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at South Carolina, 44 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2019
- Recruited3-star out of Bradwell Institute
202111 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coaches2020
South Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Will Muschamp → Shane Beamer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Georgia Southern8-5HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-heavy
2021South Carolina7-6HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
59 · #121 of 321 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #121 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 20 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 44 | 28 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nic Toomer’s 2021 season.
83%match
Matches Nic on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
PD rate
Differs from Nic on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Makell Esteen's sophomore season at Washington (2023).
94%match
Matches Makell on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like David Spaulding
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology