Alex Spillum (born 20 March 1999) is a professional American football player for the Berlin Thunder in the European League of Football. He played college football at Coastal Carolina.
| No. 30 – Berlin Thunder (ELF) | |
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| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | 20 March 1999 Chanhassen, United States |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Chanhassen High School (Chanhassen, Minnesota) |
| College: | Coastal Carolina |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editSpillum attended Chanhassen High School where he played football, baseball and also lettered in track and field. For the football team he played quarterback, wide receiver and safety. After moving from wide receiver to quarterback for his senior year, he led the Storm to an undefeated regular season and the third round of the Class 5A state tournament. Spillum was selected to the Minnesota Football Showcase South Roster for the All-Star Game as a defensive back and was rated as a two-star recruit by 247Sports.com.[1]
Spillum had offers from North Carolina University, South Carolina University and Coastal Carolina University, committing to the Chanticleers on 17 January 2017.[2]
College career
editIn his time at Coastal Carolina, he was a two-time All-Sun Belt third-team selection and was All-Conference Honoree from Phil Steele in both 2020 and 2021. In the 2021 Cure Bowl win, he made a remarkable play, tackling his own teammate after a recovered forced fumble to keep ball possession.[3] In his four years, Spillum played in 46 games. He totaled 184 tackles, including 101 solo stops and 83 assisted tackles, to go along with 5.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sacks, seven interceptions, 17 passes defended, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and two blocked kicks.
Professional career
edit2022 NFL Draft
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 017 in (2.26 m) |
188 lb (85 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.55 s | 1.62 s | 2.67 s | 4.28 s | 6.97 s | 34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 06 in (3.20 m) |
13 reps | |
| Measurements from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
In the 2022 NFL draft Spillum went undrafted.
After the draft, the Green Bay Packers invited Spillum to their minicamp.[5][6] He was cut from the Packers roster. Shortly after, he was invited by Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their training camp.[7]
Spillum played with the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns in the German Football League for the 2022 season.[8] On 16 November 2022 Spillum signed with the Berlin Thunder on a one-year deal.[9]
Professional statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Yds | Sck | FF | PD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| European League of Football | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Berlin Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ELF total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: europeanleague.football | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "GoCCUsports.com". Alex Spillum - Football - Coastal Carolina University. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Alex Spillum - Coastal Carolina University Prospect". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Andrew Gastelum (December 18, 2021). "Coastal Carolina Player Tackles His Own Teammate After Fumble Recovery". SportsIlustrated.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Alex Spillum - FS - Coastal Carolina - 2022 Draft". Draftscout.com. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Trio of Coastal Carolina players sign with NFL teams, others invited to rookie camps". wmbfnews.com. WMBF News. April 30, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "2 CCU football players selected by NFL draft, 7 sign free agent deals". WPDE News. May 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Brendan O'Brien (May 9, 2022). "Former Chanhassen football player on to next NFL opportunity". swnewsmedia.com. SWnewsmedia. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Alex Spillum kommt für Cody Pastorino". Unicorns.de (in German). August 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "ELF: Berlin Thunder sign German Bowl winning safety Alex Spillum". AmericanFootballInternational.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.