Isaiah Spiller

Isaiah Spiller

23-Year-Old Running BackRB
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A fourth-round pick in 2022, Spiller saw a significant workload in only one game last season, turning 16 carries into 50 yards against the Raiders in Week 15. The Texas A&M product showed good balance and elusiveness in college, but he's gotten little chance so far in the NFL to show those traits. New Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman could find a role for him, but he brought Gus Edwards and J.K. Dobbins with him from the Ravens, which might not leave much work for anyone else in the backfield. Read Past Outlooks
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$Released by the Chargers in August of 2024.
Let go from Bolts' practice squad
RBFree Agent
August 30, 2024
The Chargers cut Spiller from their practice squad Friday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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Spiller was added to the Chargers' practice squad Wednesday after he was unable to make the 53-man roster at the end of training camp. The 2022 fourth-round pick will now look to catch on with a team in need of backfield depth. Spiller had 37 carries for 96 yards and six catches for 34 yards across nine regular-season games for the Chargers in 2023.
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Height
6' 1"
 
Weight
215 lbs
 
Vertical Jump
30.0 in
 
Broad Jump
114 in
 
Hand Length
8.63 in
 
Arm Length
31.75 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
If Joshua Kelley is to be displaced from his spot on the Chargers' depth chart as the backup to Austin Ekeler, then Spiller seems the player to do it. The 2022 fourth-round pick was a major bust as a rookie, failing to put any heat on Kelley despite Kelley not doing much either. It's possible Spiller was held back by his youth -- he turns 22 on Aug. 9 -- and if so there might remain hope that he'll make quick progress in his second NFL training camp. Kelley is a low bar to clear, even if we concede it's concerning that Spiller couldn't displace him last year. The Chargers haven't invested much else in depth behind Ekeler, who dominates the high-value touches and mostly leaves his backups with carries between the tackles and far from the goal line.
A fourth-round pick in this year's draft, Spiller steps into a big opportunity with the Chargers as the likely backup to Austin Ekeler. The Texas A&M product showed strong vision, balance and elusiveness in college, but he lacked physicality both while running between the tackles and when taking on defenders. Spiller also has some work to do to become a reliable option on passing downs, though that's not surprising for a Day 3 pick. The best thing he has going for him heading into training camp was weak competition for the No. 2 role behind Austin Ekeler, as Justin Jackson didn't re-sign with the Bolts this spring and neither Joshua Kelley nor Larry Rountree has shown much in the pros. It's possible that Spiller could take over the work that was split between Jackson, Kelly and Rountree last year - a total of 137 carries and 33 targets - down the road, but complicating matters in the short term is that Sony Michel joined the Los Angeles backfield ahead of Week 1.
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Signed to Bolts' practice squad
RBFree Agent
August 28, 2024
Spiller signed with the Chargers' practice squad Wednesday.
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Let go by Chargers
RBFree Agent
August 27, 2024
The Chargers are slated to waive Spiller, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Competing for No. 3 RB role
RBLos Angeles Chargers
July 22, 2024
Spiller is slated to compete with rookie sixth-round pick Kimani Vidal for the No. 3 running back job behind Gus Edwards (undisclosed) and J.K. Dobbins (Achilles) during training camp, Alexander Insdorf of BoltBeat.com reports.
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Not playing in season finale
RBLos Angeles Chargers
Coach's Decision
January 7, 2024
Spiller (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's Week 18 game against the Chiefs.
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Does little in loss
RBLos Angeles Chargers
January 2, 2024
Spiller lost a yard on his lone carry and caught both of his targets for 10 yards in the 16-9 loss to the Broncos on Sunday.
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Could carve out pass-catching role
RBLos Angeles Chargers
March 13, 2024
Spiller could see more involvement as a pass catcher in 2024 after fellow running back Austin Ekeler opted to leave the Chargers in free agency and agreed Monday with the Commanders on a two-year deal, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Ekeler tied for second on the team with 51 receptions in 2023, while his primary backup last season -- Joshua Kelley -- is a free agent. The Chargers brought in Gus Edwards in free agency, but Edwards has just 30 catches over 69 career NFL regular-season games and will likely be ticketed for the early-down work that Ekeler and Kelley and shared. The cap-strapped Chargers are unlikely to dip back into the free-agent market at running back, though they could bolster their backfield during the 2024 NFL Draft. In the meantime, however, Spiller profiles as the top candidate to handle passing-down work. He's demonstrated good hands, albeit on a small sample size, catching all nine of his targets for 47 yards since the Chargers selected him in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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