Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2021: Played all 13 games as punt returner ... Returned 24 punts for 70 yards ... Long of 14 yards ... Five returns for 30 yards with 14-yard long in Transit Trophy Game win at WPI ... Liberty League All-Academic ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... NFF Hampshire Honor Society ...

2020: Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2019: Played five games ... Three kickoff returns for 39 yards (17 yard long) ... Eight punt returns for 17 yards ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2018: Did not see game action ... Team's Offensive War Dog of the Week once (Utica) ...

High School: Four years of football ... Captain as junior and senior ... Voted by teammates as MVP as senior ... All-Region twice ... All-County three times ... College Football Foundation and Hall of Fame High School Scholar Athlete ... Four years of basketball ... Captain as senior ... Two years of baseball ... Salutatorian ... Student Council ... Beta Club President ... Voted by classmates as Mr. RCHS ... American Legion Boys Delegate ... 

Personal: Mechanical Engineering major ... Dean's Honor List ... UCOR intern ... Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... National Society of Leadership and Success ... RPI Football Black Watch member ... Active volunteer ... Ronald McDonald House charity ... Troy Community Resource Center Food Bank ... Troy Italian Community Center ... Son of Brenda and Joseph Spellman ... Father played football at Wisconsin-Platteville.

On attending Rensselaer: "The combination of academics and football made it a very desirable destination to attend college. The opportunity to step out of my comfort zone to take on this academic and athletic challenge was something I was definitely looking for. The coaches and players sold me on the school and that experience I was searching for." - November 2020

"The opportunity to step out of my comfort zone in pursuing a rigorous education, playing college football, and living in a different area of the country." - August 2021

Benefits of undergraduate community: "The diversity of the students that come from many backgrounds and different walks of life. The bonds formed with teammates, friends, and coaches are something I'll take with me from now on." - November 2020

"The variety of people I've met and the friendships I've been able to build." - August 2021