2026 NFL Prospect Profile: Oklahoma Safety Robert Spears-Jennings

Robert Spears-Jennings attended Broken Arrow High School in Oklahoma, where he played both safety and wide receiver. 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. 

The four-star recruit committed to the University of Oklahoma as a safety. As a true freshman in 2022, he collected 15 tackles, including one tackle for a loss for the Sooners. During his sophomore season, Spears-Jennings started two of 12 games and recorded 38 tackles. He had a breakout season in 2024, starting 12 games and registering 63 tackles, five tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks, and four forced fumbles.

Strengths 

• Tackling
• Size
• Zone Coverage
• Instincts
• Physicality
• Ball Skills

Robert Spears-Jennings has quick instincts and dissects the run game well, which allows him to play downhill and at top speed all the time. The junior safety is 6-foot-1, 219-lbs, and plays a physical style of football. Not only will he step up and make a tackle, but he will do so violently.

He possesses the mechanics to break down and wrap up ball carriers in run defense, and won’t need much refinement to his tackling to be effective at the next level. 

Spears-Jennings is effective in zone coverage and reads and reacts without hesitation to throws in his area. The ex-high school receiver has strong ball skills and can go up and get the ball at its highest point. He is a playmaker who has a habit of stripping the ball from opponents. 

Weaknesses

• Overaggressive
• Man Coverage
• Raw
• Pursuit Angle

Spears-Jennings can be hurt by his aggressive nature. He can be baited on pump fakes and misdirection, which hurt his production in man-to-man coverages. Although he is quick to react to the run, he takes questionable angles at times that leave cutback lanes for the running backs. 2024 was a breakout season for Spears-Jennings, but when compared to other top safety prospects, his game is still raw. 

Conclusion 

Robert Spears-Jennings reminds Draft Nation of New England Patriots safety Kyle Dugger. The size and playmaking abilities of both players can be seen, whether they play in the box or in coverage. 

Dugger was a second-round pick out of a small school (Lenoir-Rhyne University) and has become a weapon in the Patriots’ secondary with his physicality and ball-hawking skills. Spears-Jennings has the same skillset and could become a second-day selection next April.