Spencer Vaka holds the DT · Depth spot in Ball State Cardinals’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Spencer Vaka is a 6'1", 299-pound defensive tackle from Shawnee, Kansas, who attended Mill Valley High School. At Mill Valley, he played defensive tackle and guard for three years and helped the Jaguars win three consecutive 5A KSHSAA State Championships. He recorded 49 tackles, including 10 solo and 39 assisted, along with seven sacks across his high school career. Vaka began his college path at Butler Community College in 2023 but did not see action as a freshman. During the 2024 season at Dodge City Community College, he posted eight solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, and 2.5 sacks while also recording one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He appeared in nine games during his sole season at Dodge City before transferring to Ball State as a redshirt junior.