Jacolby Spells
Jacolby Spells
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Jacolby Spells has played for two head coaches in three seasons at West Virginia. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Kansas — Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at West Virginia, 25 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Chad Scott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 49–14
vs UAlbany
1 PD
Dominant 35-point win at home against UAlbany.
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Simeon Harris’s 2022 season.
Matches Simeon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Matthew Seliga's freshman season at Navy (2024).
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