Spencer Webb

Spencer Webb (April 7, 2000 – July 13, 2022) was an American football tight end. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks.

Early life Webb grew up in Dixon, California, where he was athletic from a young age. He excelled in baseball, basketball and football before schools began acknowledging his promise on the football field. He attended Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California, where he played football and finished with 61 catches for 1,063 yards and 23 touchdowns. Sacramento State offered a full-ride scholarship by his sophomore year, and others were inquiring as well. He was a first-team all-state selection as a senior and was named to the all-metro team by The Sacramento Bee. He was a consensus four-star recruit and was rated the number one tight end in California by both 247Sports and ESPN. He was ranked the 254th prospect by ESPN300, the number 6 tight end overall, and one of the top 30 recruits from California.

College career Webb committed to Oregon over offers from California, Colorado State, Florida State, Hawaii, San Diego State, UCLA, Texas A&M, Wyoming, and Oregon State, among others. As a freshman in 2018, Webb saw action in two games as a redshirt. Against Auburn in the season-opener, Webb caught his first career pass, a 20-yard touchdown from quarterback Justin Herbert. He finished the game with three catches for 28 yards.

Overall, in 2021 as a sophomore, Webb appeared in all of the Ducks' 14 games and recorded 13 receptions for 87 yards and one touchdown.

Death Webb died on July 13, 2022, after hitting his head in a cliff-diving accident near Triangle Lake, Oregon. He was 22 years old. According to the Lane County Sheriff's Office, there was no evidence of foul play and his death appeared to be accidental. After he died, it was revealed that his girlfriend was weeks pregnant with his child. His son, Spider, was born in March 2023.