Isaiah Spiller (born August 9, 2001) is an

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for the Los Angeles Chargers of the

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(NFL). He played

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at Texas A&M.

Early years

Spiller attended

Klein Collins High School Klein Collins High School is a public high school located at 20811 Ella Boulevard in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The school, with a Spring, Texas postal address but outside of the Spring census-designated place, serves stu ...

in Spring, Texas. During his career he had 3,587 yards from scrimmage and 53

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. Spiller played in the 2019

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. He committed to

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

to play college football. 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.

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. He returned as the starter his sophomore year in 2020. 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. 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

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and skipping the 2021 Gator Bowl.

Professional career

Spiller was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round, 123rd overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft.

References

External links

Los Angeles Chargers bioTexas A&M Aggies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spiller, Isaiah 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Spring, Texas Players of American football from Harris County, Texas American football running backs Texas A&M Aggies football players 21st-century African-American sportspeople Los Angeles Chargers players