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As a Junior (2024)
• CSC Academic All-District
• SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Played in 12 games, starting 11
• Made 10 catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns
• Touchdown catch among three receptions in Birmingham Bowl win over Georgia Tech
• Made a pair of catches in victory at Kentucky
• Caught first-career touchdown pass, from fellow tight end Eli Stowers, in win over Alcorn State
As a Sophomore (2023)
• SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Did not see game action due to injury
As a Freshman (2022)
• Named to SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
• Played in four games, exclusively on special teams
• Made collegiate debut against South Carolina
• Had a four-yard kickoff return versus Tennessee
The Spence File
• Played at Mount Pisgah Christian School in Atlanta for coach Ryan Livezey
• Three-star prospect, ranked among the top-35 tight ends nationally by Rivals and ESPN
• First-team all-state selection led Mount Pisgah in receiving as a senior, making 55 catches for 957 yards and five touchdowns in 2021
• Led Georgia tight ends in total yards in 2021 and ranked fifth nationally in yards per game among tight ends
• Named All-American by Sports Illustrated in 2021, as well as to the Georgia Power 100, the top 100 high school players in the state
• Made 42 receptions totaling 466 yards and two touchdowns as a junior in 2020
• Made rank of Eagle Scout
• Also wrestled and played lacrosse
• State runner-up as a heavyweight wrestler in 2021 and placed third in the 215-pound weight class in 2020
• Helped team to two GHSA State Wrestling Championships
• Majoring in human and organizational development
• Has three older brothers