2017 Football Roster
Roster
Octavius Spencer
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, Calif.
- High School:
- Monrovia
2017
Saw action in 13 games in the defensive secondary and on special teams ... Made three starts (Texas A&M, Memphis, Cal) ... Totaled 32 tackles for the season with four pass defenses ... Credited with a season-best five tackles vs. Texas A&M ... Totaled at least four tackles in five games ... Made four stops and had an interception at Memphis.
2016
Saw action in 11 games on special teams and as a reserve in the Bruin secondary ... Credited with 11 tackles on the season and two pass defenses ... Registered a season-high three tackles in games at Texas A&M and at Washington State.
2015
Saw action in 11 games on special teams and as a reserve in the secondary ... Made a season-high of three tackles against Virginia ... Made multiple tackles in the four games during the season (Virginia, UNLV, Arizona State, Wash. State)… Named to the UCLA Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the winter quarter.
HIGH SCHOOL
Listed as three-star recruit by rivals.com and No. 84 recruit in California … Listed as a three-star recruit and the No. 11 cornerback in the west … ESPN.com three-star recruit and No. 59 in the state … PrepStar All-West region … As a senior, he made 31 catches for 692 yards and eight touchdowns … Returned eight kickoffs for 395 yards and two scores … Ran back four punts for touchdowns and returned 15 for 358 yards … On defense, he was credited with 44 tackles, one tackle for loss and two interceptions ... All-CIF Central Division selection ... Also lettered in track and field in the sprint events and relay teams.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Octavius Rasaud Spencer … Born in Pasadena, Calif. … Parents: Michael Spencer and Latanya Dabney … Has three younger sisters -- Tammy, Dyemond, Storii and a younger brother, Isaiah ... Lists Deion Sanders as the athlete he most admires ... Hobbies include playing video games, exercising and socializing ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll in Winter 2015 ... Sociology major.
