2013 NFL Draft: Illinois DT Akeem Spence
We close out our draft profiles by looking at defensive tackle Akeem Spence.
- Born: 1988/05/11
- Age: 24
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 300
- Seasons: 1
- Place of birth: Auckland, New Zealand
- Drafted by: the Chicago Bears in 2011 (2nd round)
| Sacks | Interceptions | Tackles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | Sacks | YdsL | Int | Yds | IntTD | Solo | Ast | Total |
| 2008 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 41 | |
| 2009 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 43 | |
| 2010 | 12 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 45 | |
| 2011 | Bears | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2012 | Bears | 15 | 2.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Career Total | 26 | 4.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 38 | |
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