Nelson Spruce
| No. 86 – Los Angeles Rams | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 5, 1992 Westlake Village, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Colorado |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Nelson Gregory Spruce (born December 5, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado.
Early years
Spruce attended Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks, California.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit by both Rivals.com[2] and ESPN.com[3] and committed to play college football at Colorado.
College career
After redshirting his freshman season, Spruce led the Buffaloes in receptions (44) and receiving yards (446) his freshman season and proceeded to rack up 55 catches for 650 receiving yards his sophomore season. His breakthrough came during his junior season in 2014 when he set 31 school records[4] as well as a Pac-12 record for receptions in a game with 19 versus California.[5] During his senior season Spruce broke the all-time Pac-12 receptions record in a game versus UCLA.[6]
During his time at Colorado, he set or tied 43 school or conference records.[7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
206 lb (93 kg) |
30 in (0.76 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.69 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
12 reps | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine [8] | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Spruce joined the Rams as an undrafted free agent.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on November 18, 2016, ending his rookie season without making his NFL debut.[10]
References
- ^ Sondheimer, Eric (September 12, 2010). "Thousand Oaks' Richard Mullaney, Westlake's Nelson Spruce can bowl over opponents". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Nelson Spruce - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Nelson Spruce - 2011 Football Roster - CuBuffs.com | University of Colorado Athletics". www.cubuffs.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Nelson Spruce resets his Colorado reception record". Pac-12. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Spruce Sets Pac-12 Receptions Record - CuBuffs.com | University of Colorado Athletics". www.cubuffs.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Woelk: Spruce's Legacy Will Be More Than Numbers - CuBuffs.com | University of Colorado Athletics". www.cubuffs.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Nelson Spruce". www.nfl.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Rams' Nelson Spruce: Signs with Rams". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Rams Promote DB Blake Countess To Active Roster, Place WR Nelson Spruce On I.R." November 18, 2016.