Noah Spence
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Date of birth: | c. 1994 (age 29–30) |
Place of birth: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Career information | |
High school: | Harrisburg (PA) McDevitt |
College: | Ohio State/Eastern Kentucky |
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Noah Spence (born c. 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and Eastern Kentucky. Spence was drafted 39th overall in the 2nd round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers.
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Early years
Spence attended Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Over his junior and senior seasons, he had 204 tackles and 35.5 sacks. As a senior he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Pennsylvania.[1] Spence was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was the number one weakside defensive end in his class and ninth best player overall.[2] He committed to Ohio State University to play college football.[3]
College career
Ohio State
Spence played in 12 games as a true freshman at Ohio State in 2012 and had 12 tackles and one sack. As a sophomore in 2013, he started 13 games and recorded 50 tackles and 8 sacks. On January 1, 2014, he was suspended for the three games, which included the 2014 Orange Bowl and the first two games of 2014, after testing positive for ecstasy.[4][5] In September 2014, Spence was suspended indefinitely after another failed drug test.[6][7] He was ruled permanently ineligible by the Big Ten in November.[8][9]
Eastern Kentucky
Spence transferred to Eastern Kentucky University in 2015.[10][11] In his lone season at Eastern Kentucky, he had 63 tackles and 11.5 sacks and was the Ohio Valley Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year.[12] After the season, he entered the 2016 NFL Draft.[13]
Professional career
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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6 ft 2 in | 251 lb | 33 in | 10 3⁄4 in | 4.80 s | 4.35 s | 7.21 s | 35 in | 10 ft 1 in | 25 reps | ||||||||||
All values from NFL Combine,[14] |
Noah Spence was selected 39th overall in the 2016 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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External links
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- Tampa Bay Buccaneers currentteam parameter articles
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- American football defensive ends
- Ohio State Buckeyes football players
- Eastern Kentucky Colonels football players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players