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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1994-01-08)January 8, 1994 (age 31) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||
| College | Ohio State (2012–2014) Eastern Kentucky (2015) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2016: 2nd round, 39th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Noah Spence (born January 8, 1994) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive end in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theOhio State Buckeyes andEastern Kentucky Colonels, and was selected by theTampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the2016 NFL draft.
Spence attendedBishop McDevitt High School inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he played on thefootball team. Over his junior and senior seasons, he had 204tackles and 35.5sacks. As a senior, he was theGatorade Football Player of the Year for Pennsylvania.[1] Spence was rated byRivals.com as a five-star recruit and was the number one weaksidedefensive end in his class and ninth best player overall.[2] He committed toOhio State University to playcollege football.[3]
Spence played in 12 games as atrue 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 the2014 Orange Bowl and the first two games of 2014, after testing positive forMDMA.[4][5] In September 2014, Spence was suspended indefinitely after another failed drug test.[6][7] He was ruled permanently ineligible by theBig Ten in November.[8][9]
Spence transferred toEastern Kentucky University in 2015.[10][11] In his lone season at Eastern Kentucky, he had 63 tackles and 11.5 sacks and was theOhio Valley Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year.[12] After the season, he entered the2016 NFL draft.[13]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) | 251 lb (114 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10+3⁄4 in (0.27 m) | 4.80 s | 4.35 s | 7.21 s | 35 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 25 reps | |||
| All values fromNFL Combine,[14] | ||||||||||||
Spence was selected by theTampa 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 forcedfumbles 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 oninjured reserve on October 25, 2017, with a shoulder injury.[17]
On August 31, 2019, Spence was waived by the Buccaneers.[18]
On September 18, 2019, Spence signed with theWashington Redskins.[19] He was waived on November 19, 2019.[20]
On December 11, 2019, Spence signed with theNew 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 atorn ACL.[23]
On March 2, 2021, Spence re-signed with the Saints on a one-year contract.[24] He was released on August 17, 2021.
On August 22, 2021, Spence signed with theCincinnati Bengals.[25] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to thepractice squad the next day.[26][27]
On February 15, 2022, Spence signed a reserve/future contract.[28] He was released on August 30, 2022.[29]
