Nelson Spruce

Nelson Spruce
refer to caption
Spruce signing autographs at Rams training camp in 2017
San Diego Fleet
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1992-12-05) December 5, 1992
Westlake Village, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Westlake
(Thousand Oaks, California)
College: Colorado
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Nelson Gregory Spruce (born December 5, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). 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 Colorado 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 year 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 against California.[5] As a senior in 2015, Spruce finished his college career by breaking the all-time Pac-12 receptions record in a game versus UCLA.[6]

During his time at Colorado, Spruce set or tied 43 school or conference records.[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
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]

Los Angeles Rams

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Spruce signed as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Rams [9] He was placed on injured reserve on November 18, 2016, ending his rookie season without making his NFL debut.[10]

On September 2, 2017, Spruce was waived/injured by the Rams and placed on injured reserve.[11] He was released by the team on September 4, 2017.

Chicago Bears

On October 16, 2017, Spruce was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad.[12]

Kansas City Chiefs

On March 30, 2018, Nelson was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.[13] He was waived on May 8, 2018.[14]

Los Angeles Chargers

On May 14, 2018, Spruce signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.[15] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Sondheimer, Eric (2010-09-12). "Thousand Oaks' Richard Mullaney, Westlake's Nelson Spruce can bowl over opponents". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  2. ↑ "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  3. ↑ "Nelson Spruce - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  4. ↑ "Nelson Spruce - 2011 Football Roster - CuBuffs.com | University of Colorado Athletics". www.cubuffs.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  5. ↑ "Nelson Spruce resets his Colorado reception record". Pac-12. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  6. ↑ "Spruce Sets Pac-12 Receptions Record - CuBuffs.com | University of Colorado Athletics". www.cubuffs.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  7. ↑ "Woelk: Spruce's Legacy Will Be More Than Numbers - CuBuffs.com | University of Colorado Athletics". www.cubuffs.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  8. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Nelson Spruce". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  9. ↑ "Rams' Nelson Spruce: Signs with Rams". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  10. ↑ "Rams Promote DB Blake Countess To Active Roster, Place WR Nelson Spruce On I.R." November 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ Han, Jamie (September 2, 2017). "Rams Announce Roster Moves". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Bears sign Nelson Spruce, release Jason Thompson". 247Sports.com. October 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Chiefs sign QB Matt McGloin, WR Nelson Spruce". USAToday.com. March 30, 2018.
  14. ↑ Williams, Charean (May 8, 2018). "Chiefs sign five undrafted free agents". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  15. ↑ Henne, Ricky (May 14, 2018). "Chargers Sign WR Nelson Spruce". Chargers.com.
  16. ↑ Henne, Ricky (September 1, 2018). "Chargers Cut Roster Down to 53". Chargers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.