2016 Draft Prospects – Noah Spence 4 of 5

Posted on by Michael Crawford

Where I’d like to see More

There are a few skills that I didn’t see Spence display consistently including: using his hands to disengage from blockers, transferring speed to power and keeping his pad level low.

Here are some examples where he did display these skills:

Spence v PSU 2013_speed 2 power
Speed to power
Spence v PSU 2013_hand usage
Uses hands to disengage
Spence v WIS 2013_good pad level
Good pad level to get under tackle

Once an NFL position coach is able to work with Spence on a daily basis I believe he’ll be able to develop these skills further and learn to use them more consistently.

Areas of Concern

In my next post, I’ll share some plays that show areas where I think Spence will need to improve. The games I watched raised some concerns including:

  • Spence’s play strength
  • His ability to diagnosis plays quickly
  • A tendency to raise his pad level on contact, and
  • A propensity to jog behind plays that go away from him.2016

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