Robert Spillane was a four-year letterman at Western Michigan, registering over 300 tackles for the Broncos, including 33 for a loss. He also had 10 sacks, four interceptions, three forced fumbles, two recoveries, and a defensive touchdown.
Even though the school has seen seven players get drafted since 2016, including current Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Chukwuma Okorafor, he was not one of the lucky ones. He went without being selected in 2018, but would be signed by the Tennessee Titans—against whom he is about to make his first career start, replacing the injured Devin Bush.
Spillane not only signed with the Titans, he made the practice squad initially, and was eventually even called up for two games, though he was waived a short time later at the end of October and would not land another job in the NFL until the Steelers signed him in February of last year.