David Spaulding

* 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

* 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

* 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

* 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

Sixth-year defensive back who has been hampered by injuries over the past two seasons… figures to be in the two-deep if healthy… began his career at Georgia Southern… has appeared in 35 career games including 27 games and seven starts as a Gamecock… has four career interceptions.

2023 (Redshirt Senior)

Appeared in 10 games… did not see action early in the season against either Furman or Tennessee as he was battling a foot injury… credited with seven tackles and one interception… had a season-high three stops at Georgia… intercepted a pass in the red zone against Mississippi State… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Redshirt Junior)

Fourth-year defensive back… played in just four games, making a pair of starts, due to injury… played in the season-opener, then missed the next four games… made back-to-back starts against Kentucky and Texas A&M and also appeared in the Missouri game midseason… sidelined for the final five games of the season… tied a career high with five tackles at Kentucky… also forced his second career fumble and hauled in his first interception of the season in the win over the Wildcats… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)

Transfer defensive back from Georgia Southern who enrolled at Carolina in January… appeared in all 13 games, making five starts while splitting time at the nickel position with Carlins Platel… earned the starting assignment against Eastern Illinois, East Carolina, Kentucky, Troy and Tennessee… credited with 21 tackles… logged three pass breakups… returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown in the win over Troy… also had a career-high five stops against the Trojans… forced a fumble against Kentucky… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll and 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll… did not practice in the spring while recovering from off-season surgery. 

2020 (Redshirt Freshman)

Played in eight games as a cornerback for Georgia Southern and head coach Chad Lunsford… saw action on 59 total snaps, 45 on defense and 14 on special teams… recorded seven tackles along with a pass break up and an interception… notched a pass breakup at Georgia State… highlight of his season came when he returned an interception 28 yards for the opening score against Appalachian State… finished with four tackles against the Mountaineers.

2019 (Freshman)

True freshman defensive back at Georgia Southern… did not see any game action… redshirted… earned a spot on the Honor Roll in the spring.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated from the Bradwell Institute in Hinesville, Ga., in 2019… played both ways for the Tigers… had 43 tackles and a pair of interceptions as a senior… caught 20 passes for 318 yards and a pair of scores… an All Region 2-6A first-team selection… a first-team selection to the All-Greater Savannah football team as selected by The Savannah Morning News… rated as the No. 86 cornerback in the country and the No. 90 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports… ranked the No. 104 player in the state by Rivals… a member of the Big 22 Preseason Football Squad, as selected by WJCL in Savannah.

PERSONAL

David Devontae Spaulding was born June 5, 2001… earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology in May 2023.