Mel Kiper Jr. Says Sean Spence: “one of the best tackling linebackers in this draft.”

Kiper Jr. called UM’s Sean Spence “one of the best tackling linebackers in this draft.”

At 5-11, 231 pounds, “With Spence, the big thing is the size,” Kiper Jr. said. “You look at him, I thought he’d be a safety at certain points in his career because he didn’t look like a linebacker.”

Kiper Jr. said Spence is similar to Nebraska’s Lavonte David in that both are “throwback type guys” that are not big, but are the perfect fit at weakside linebacker in the 4-3 defensive scheme. Despite Spence’s size, “I think he will be a late second, early third-round pick and he’ll help you on spec ial teams.”

“He’s one of the true 4-3 weakside linebackers, and that will help him maybe even get into the late second round,” Kiper Jr. added.

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(sun-sentinel.com)