One of the most polarizing players in the NFL Draft this year is former Ohio State and Eastern Kentucky defensive end Noah Spence. Teams seem to be able to go both ways with a player like him right now.
While some experts expect Spence to be taken possibly in the top ten, it seems like some teams might not be so high on him. According to FOX Sports’ Bruce Feldman, at least one staff of coaches is down on Spence after interviewing him at the Combine last week.
“Former Ohio State defensive end Noah Spence, whose battle back from drug addiction we chronicled last October, didn’t have such a good week in Indy. While his jumping ability and explosiveness was as expected (35-inch vertical and 10-1 broad jump), his 40 time was disappointing at 4.80 and I’m told he looked very average in field drills. Worse still, coaches from one team I spoke with were very down on Spence after meeting with him.”
Spence left Columbus after being ruled permanently ineligible by the Big Ten due to multiple positive tests for illegal drugs. That has been a dark mark on Spence’s record ever since then.
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