#10 Dashawn Spears Season 2026
2025 SEC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Florida
Key member of LSU’s defensive backfield in his first 2 seasons at LSU … Enters third season at LSU having appeared in 26 games with 4 starts during his career … Proven to be a consistent contributor in the secondary during his 2 seasons … Earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors in 2025 win over Florida after intercepting 2 passes, returning one 58 yards for a touchdown, in the 20-10 LSU victory … 53 career tackles along with 3.0 tackles for loss, a sack and 2 interceptions … Local product who joined the Tigers as one of the nation’s top safety prospects from Denham Springs (La.) High School … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2025)
Played in all 13 games with 1 start … Start came against Houston in the Texas Bowl when he recorded a career-high 9 tackles … Finished year with 29 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and a sack … Added 2 interceptions and a pair of pass breakups … Part of LSU’s rotation at safety that included All-America A.J. Haulcy and Tamarcus Cooley … Big part of LSU’s win over Florida, intercepting a pair of passes in the victory … First interception came in opening quarter at the LSU 26-yard line … Returned second interception 58 yards in the third quarter that put the Tigers up 20-10 … In win over Arkansas had first career sack, which went for a 9-yard loss … Credited with tackles for loss in 3 of LSU’s final 4 games … Had a tackle for a 1-yard loss at Oklahoma and 1 for a 2-yard loss vs. Houston … For season, played a total of 255 defensive snaps … Added another 152 snaps on special teams
FRESHMAN SEASON (2024)
Appeared in 13 games with 3 starts … First career start came in road win over South Carolina in what was the first of 3 straight starts … Also started against UCLA and South Alabama, all LSU wins … Finished season with 24 tackles and a pass breakup on 205 defensive snaps … Played another 122 snaps o special teams … Season-high 44 defensive snaps at South Carolina, followed by 37 against both UCLA and South Alabama …. Had career-best 5 tackles in Tiger Stadium debut against Nicholls … Added 5 tackles against South Alabama and Texas A&M … Closed season with 1 tackle on 27 snaps in Texas Bowl win over Baylor.
HIGH SCHOOL
Tremendous safety prospect from Denham Springs High School, located just east of Baton Rouge … Rated with 4-stars and as the nation’s No. 4 safety prospect in the On3 composite … Rated the No. 3 overall prospect in Louisiana in the composite rankings … Helped Denham Springs to a 10-3 record and the quarterfinals of the 2022 Division I non-select playoffs … Two-time First-Team 5A All-State selection in 2022 and 2023 … Earned All-Livingston Parish honors and named All-District 5-5A choice…Finished his senior season with 51 tackles, 9 interceptions, 9 pass breakups, and scored 3 defensive TDs … A multi-sport athlete who also competes in track and field… As a junior in 2022, set the school-record with 10 interceptions … Born in Utah but moved to Louisiana at a young age.
Dashawn Spears’ Career Highs
Tackles: 9 vs. Houston, 2025 Texas Bowl
Tackles for Loss: 1.0 vs. Arkansas, 2025
Sacks: 0.0
Interceptions: 2 vs. Florida, 2025
Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Western Kentucky, 2025