Spencer Drango
| No. 66 – Cleveland Browns | |||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||
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| Born: | October 15, 1992 Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||
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| College: | Baylor | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 168 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2016 | |||||
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Spencer Joseph Drango (born October 15, 1992) is an American football guard for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor. A freshman All-American in 2012, Drango is considered one of the best offensive tackles in his class.[1]
High school career
A native of Cedar Park, Texas, Drango attended Cedar Park High School, where he was an All-State offensive lineman. As senior, he registered 144 knockdowns while not allowing a sack, helping Cedar Park to a 13–1 record and UIL quarterfinals, where they lost 21–20 to Michael Brewer's Austin Lake Travis.[2]
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Drango was listed as the No. 23 offensive tackle prospect in 2011.[3] He picked Baylor over offers from Arkansas, Louisiana State, Stanford, and Texas.
College career
After redshirting his initial year at Baylor, Drango took over from Cyril Richardson as starting left tackle for the Bears in 2012. He started all 13 games and was named Freshman All-American by Scout/FoxSports (first team) and Phil Steele (second team).
Midway through his sophomore season, Drango had back surgery for a ruptured disk, but Baylor athletic trainer Jacob Puente helped him recover so he could play football once again.[4][5]
In his senior year, Drango had the highest pass-blocking efficiency in college football according to Pro Football Focus. He allowed only three quarterback hurries, and just a single QB hit—against Oklahoma State defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah—all season, giving him a nation-leading 99.2 pass blocking efficiency.[6]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
315 lb (143 kg) |
33+3⁄4 | 9+1⁄2 | 5.27 s | 4.66 s | 7.88 s | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
30 reps | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine [7] | ||||||||||||
Drango was drafted in the 5th round (168th overall) by the Cleveland Browns in the 2016 NFL Draft.[8] On May 13, he signed a four-year contract worth about $2.55 million, which included a signing bonus worth about $207,000.[9]
References
- ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/2016/OT
- ^ "Lake Travis beats Cedar Park 21-20". Lake Travis View. December 4, 2010.
- ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2654
- ^ "Injury bug strikes again: Baylor loses Spencer Drango, one of the team's best linemen, to back injury". Dallas Morning-News. November 19, 2013.
- ^ "Drango's injury leaves more big shoes to fill". Waco Tribune. November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Superlatives for the 2015 college football season". Pro Football Focus. December 9, 2015.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Spencer Drango". National Football League.
- ^ Labbe, Dan (April 30, 2016). "Cleveland Browns select Baylor guard Spencer Drango with pick No. 168 in the 2016 NFL Draft". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ Pokorny, Chris (May 14, 2016). "Cleveland Browns sign 5th round draft pick, OL Spencer Drango". DawgsByNature.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016; "Spencer Drango". OvertheCap.com. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
