Noah Spence

Noah Spence (born January 8, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and Eastern Kentucky, and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Noah Spence
Spence with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2016
No. 57 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-08) January 8, 1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Bishop McDevitt
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
College:Eastern Kentucky
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today High School All-USA (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:37
Sacks:7.5
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Spence attended Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he played on the football team. 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

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 eight sacks. On January 1, 2014, he was suspended for three games, which included the 2014 Orange Bowl and the first two games of 2014, after testing positive for MDMA.[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]

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
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 2 1⁄2 in
(1.89 m)		 251 lb
(114 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 3⁄4 in
(0.02 m)		4.80 s4.35 s7.21 s35 in
(0.89 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		25 reps
All values from NFL Combine,[14]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Spence was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round, 39th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft.[15] In the month of November, Spence had 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles earning him Defensive Rookie of the Month.[16]

In 2017, Spence played in six games, recording nine tackles, one sack, and a forced fumble. He was placed on injured reserve on October 25, 2017 with a shoulder injury.[17]

On August 31, 2019, Spence was waived by the Buccaneers.[18]

Washington Redskins

On September 18, 2019, Spence signed with the Washington Redskins.[19] He was waived on November 19, 2019.[20]

New Orleans Saints

On December 11, 2019, Spence signed with the New Orleans Saints.[21]

On March 23, 2020, Spence re-signed with the Saints.[22] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on May 26, 2020, after suffering a torn ACL.[23]

References
  1. "Bishop McDevitt standout Noah Spence caps prolific prep career with national player of the year award". PennLive.com.
  2. "Noah Spence".
  3. "Defensive end Noah Spence commits to Ohio State Buckeyes". ESPN.com.
  4. "Ohio State Buckeyes' Noah Spence suspended three games". ESPN.com.
  5. Tim May. "Ohio State football: Father says Noah Spence was slipped drug Ecstasy". Buckeye Xtra Sports.
  6. "Noah Spence fails drug test for second time, suspended indefinitely by Ohio State Buckeyes". ESPN.com.
  7. "Ohio State defensive end Noah Spence failed another drug test and is suspended indefinitely". cleveland.com.
  8. "Ohio State football: Buckeyes DE Noah Spence ruled permanently ineligible by the Big Ten". cleveland.com.
  9. Fox Sports. "Inside banned ex-Buckeye Noah Spence's battle back from drug addiction". FOX Sports.
  10. "Ex-Ohio State Buckeyes DE Noah Spence transferring to Eastern Kentucky Colonels". ESPN.com.
  11. "Former Ohio State Buckeye Noah Spence starts fresh at Eastern Kentucky - Big Ten Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com.
  12. "EKU's Noah Spence was named OVC co-Defensive Player of the Year". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 2015.
  13. "EKU football's Noah Spence to enter NFL Draft". kentucky.
  14. "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Noah Spence". National Football League.
  15. "Bucs Draft Noah Spence in Round 2". Buccaneers.com. April 30, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  16. Lam, Quang M. (December 1, 2016). "Marcus Mariota, Kirk Cousins among Players of Month". NFL.com.
  17. Smith, Scott (October 25, 2017). "With Spence Headed to IR, Bucs Sign DE Tapp". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  18. Smith, Scott (August 31, 2019). "Spence, Santos Among Final Cuts to Get Bucs' Roster to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  19. Gantt, Darin (September 18, 2019). "Washington signing Noah Spence". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  20. Alper, Josh (November 19, 2019). "Washington waives Noah Spence, promotes Carroll Phillips". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  21. "Saints place Marcus Davenport, Sheldon Rankins on injured reserve". NOLA.com. December 11, 2019.
  22. "New Orleans Saints re-sign DE Noah Spence to one-year contract". NewOrleansSaints.com. March 24, 2020.
  23. Smith, Michael David (May 26, 2020). "Saints put Noah Spence on non-football injury list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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