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2012 Football Roster

1 Donald Spencer

  • Position WR
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Ypsilanti, Mich.
  • Highschool Ypsilanti

Biography

2012 - Finished the season fourth on the team in receiving with 21 receptions for 196 yards, averaging 9.3 yards per catch and 28.0 yards per game ... Had a seven-yard rush in the season opener at Indiana ... Posted a season-best seven receptions for 64 yards against the Hoosiers and enjoyed five multi-catch games in the seven contests played before suffering a broken foot in the October 13 victory at No. 1 North Dakota State ... Had five catches for 51 yards versus the Bison before being injured.


2011 - Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team ... Led ISU with six receiving touchdowns this season, totaling 459 yards on 31 catches ... Heated up as the season wore on, catching a touchdown pass in three straight games to close out the season, and in four of ISU's last five contests ... Racked up 168 receiving yards in the season finale against Southern Illinois on Nov. 19, coming on five catches with a pair of touchdowns ... His 168 receiving yards in the final game of the season were the most by a Sycamore this season and the first time a receiver has gone over 150 yards since the 2005 campaign. 


2010 (At Michigan State) - Earned his first letter by appearing in seven games, primarily on special teams . . . had two receptions for 21 yards at Iowa . . . caught three passes for 54 yards, including a 27-yard reception, in the 2010 Green-White spring game.


2009 (At Michigan State) - Redshirted . . . returned to wide receiver during preseason camp after spending the majority of the spring at safety . . . recorded four tackles in the 2009 Green-White spring game . . . enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. 12, 2009, for the beginning of the spring semester.


High School - Ranked among the nation's top flankers by Max Emfinger Recruiting (No. 20) . . . rated among the country's top wide receivers by Rivals.com (No. 37) and Scouts, Inc. (No. 50) . . . named to SuperPrep's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . listed among the Midwest's top prospects by SuperPrep (No. 65) . . . ranked among the state's top seniors by the Lansing State Journal (No. 9), Rivals.com (No. 11), The Detroit News (No. 13) and Detroit Free Press (No. 17) . . . selected to play in the 2009 Michigan High School Football Coaches Association's East-West All-Star Game . . . three-year starter for Coach David Poole at Ypsilanti (Mich.) High School, helping the Braves to a combined record of 21-8 (.724) . . . named to the Detroit Free Press Division 2 All-State Team as a defensive back in 2008 . . . honorable mention Associated Press All-State selection as an all-purpose player . . . also earned all-conference and all-county recognition as a senior . . . caught at least one pass in 19 consecutive games . . . had 27 receptions for 303 yards (11.2 avg.) and four touchdowns in 2008 . . . caught two passes for 70 yards and a score vs. Highland Park . . . had four catches for 50 yards and two TDs vs. Romulus . . . had four receptions for 73 yards vs. Milan . . . threw a 64-yard TD pass in the 2008 season finale vs. Dexter . . . recorded 14.5 tackles and three interceptions as a senior . . . caught 18 passes for 335 yards (18.6 avg.) and five scores as a junior . . . had three catches for 93 yards and a TD vs. Dexter in 2007 . . . produced a career-best 29 tackles (17 solos, 12 assists) as a junior . . . had three receptions for 40 yards (13.3 avg.) as a sophomore . . . contributed 25 tackles (7 solos, 18 assists) and an interception in 2006 . . . three-year letterman in track and field . . . finished 10th in the high jump on the Braves' 2008 Division 2 state championship team . . . also won two letters in basketball.


Personal -- Born Donald Spencer on Jan. 18, 1991 to Donald Spencer and Kathy Weathers ... Criminal Justice major.


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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2011Sophomore

    WR
    6'2" 205 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2012Junior

    WR
    6'2" 210 lbs
    1