Robert Spears-Jennings (born January 25, 2004) is an American professional football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL draft.
Early life Spears-Jennings was born on January 25, 2004 in South Carolina. He lived in eight states during his childhood: South Carolina, Maryland, Florida, Virginia, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma. He attended Lake Ridge High School in Mansfield, Texas and transferred to Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He played both safety and wide receiver in high school. As a senior, he was the Oklahoma All-District 6A-I Safety of the Year after recording 56 tackles and four interceptions. He also had 36 receptions for 626 yards and eight touchdowns. Spears-Jennings committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.
College career Spears-Jennings played in nine games as a true freshman at Oklahoma in 2022 and had 14 tackles. As a sophomore in 2023, he started two of 12 games and recorded 38 tackles. He returned to Oklahoma as a starter his junior year in 2024.
Professional career
Spears-Jennings was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round with the 224th overall pick of the 2026 NFL draft.
Career statistics NFL Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL QBH Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD 2026 PIT 2 0 7 4 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 2 0 7 4 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
College Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Total Solo Ast Sack PD Int Yds TD FF FR TD 2022 Oklahoma 9 15 6 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 Oklahoma 12 38 20 18 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 Oklahoma 13 66 43 23 2.5 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 2025 Oklahoma 13 59 33 26 0.0 2 1 37 0 1 0 0Career 47 178 102 76 2.5 4 2 37 0 5 2 0
References
External links Pittsburgh Steelers bio Oklahoma Sooners bio