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Isaiah Spiller
No. 28 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (2001-08-09) August 9, 2001 (age 23)
Spring, Texas
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Klein Collins
(Spring, TX)
College:Texas A&M (2019–2021)
NFL draft:2022 / round: 4 / pick: 123
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2022
Rushing yards:24
Rushing average:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Isaiah Spiller (born August 9, 2001) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M.

Early years

Spiller attended Klein Collins High School in Spring, Texas. During his career he had 3,587 yards from scrimmage and 53 touchdowns. Spiller played in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game.[1] He committed to Texas A&M University to play college football.[2][3]

Spiller wears #28 as a tribute to former NFL running back C.J. Spiller, who played for five teams over eight seasons. The two are not related, but Isaiah would often watch C.J.'s highlights and imagine himself in the NFL.[4]

College career

As a true freshman at Texas A&M in 2019, Spiller started nine of the 13 games. He was named freshman All-SEC after rushing for 946 yards on 174 carries with 10 touchdowns.[5][6][7] He returned as the starter his sophomore year in 2020.[8] During the 2020 season, in which he rushed 188 times for 1,036 yards and 9 touchdowns, Spiller was named to the all-SEC Coaches' first team.[9] On December 14, 2021, after a season in which he rushed 179 times for 1.011 yards and 6 touchdowns, Spiller announced that he would be declaring for the 2022 NFL Draft and skipping the 2021 Gator Bowl.[10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in
(1.84 m) 		217 lb
(98 kg) 		31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m) 		8+5⁄8 in
(0.22 m)		 4.64 s 1.59 s 2.65 s 4.27 s 33.0 in
(0.84 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Texas A&M-bound Isaiah Spiller feels blessed to be UA All-American". October 12, 2018.
  2. ^ travis.brown@theeagle.com, TRAVIS L. BROWN. "Four-star running back, son of former Aggie tight end, commits to A&M". The Eagle.
  3. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (July 20, 2018). "Klein Collins running back Isaiah Spiller commits to Aggies". Chron.
  4. ^ "Like Father, Like Son". 12th Man Foundation. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  5. ^ robert.cessna@theeagle.com, ROBERT CESSNA. "Isaiah Spiller emerged as Texas A&M's top running back from pile of backups". The Eagle.
  6. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (September 9, 2019). "With Jashaun Corbin's season over, A&M will see how deep it is at RB". HoustonChronicle.com.
  7. ^ "Making the Heisman case for (and against) Texas A&M RB Isaiah Spiller". Dallas News. April 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (September 21, 2020). "Texas A&M to rely on Houston-area one-two punch at running back". ExpressNews.com.
  9. ^ "2020 SEC Football Awards, All-SEC Team Announced".
  10. ^ "Texas A&M RB Isaiah Spiller declares for NFL draft, will skip Orange Bowl". 14 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Isaiah Spiller Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Isaiah Spiller, Texas AM, RB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.


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