Brad Spence (born May 8, 2005) is an American football defensive end for the Texas Longhorns. He previously played for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Early life Spence attended Klein Forest High School in Houston Texas. As a junior, he posted 72 tackles with 11 being for a loss, a sack, six pass deflections, and a fumble recovery. Coming out of high school, Spence was rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, and committed to play college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks over offers from other schools such as California, Texas, Kansas, Louisville, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.
College career Arkansas Spence entered his freshman season in 2023 vying for playing time on the Razorbacks defense. In the season opener, he intercepted a pass which he returned 85 yards for a touchdown against Western Carolina. Spence finished the 2023 season with 16 tackles with one and a half going for a loss, an interception, and a touchdown. In 2024, he played in all 12 games with four starts, totaling 54 tackles and four and a half sacks. After the conclusion of the season, Spence entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Texas Spence transferred to play for the Texas Longhorns. Heading into the 2025 season, he switched from playing linebacker to defensive end for the Longhorns. Spence finished the 2025 season with 21 tackles with six going for a loss, and three sacks.
College statistics Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF 2023 Arkansas 11 7 8 16 1.5 0.0 1 85 85.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2024 Arkansas 12 26 28 54 6.0 4.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 Texas 12 12 9 21 6.0 3.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 35 45 46 91 13.5 7.5 1 85 85.0 1 1 1 0 0 0
References
External links Arkansas Razorbacks bio Texas Longhorns bio