Name: Deuce Spurlock
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220 lbs.
High school: Madison (AL) Madison Academy
Position: Linebacker
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: N/A
Last year: Spurlock was a senior in high school (LINK). He made 186 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 2 pass breakups.
TTB Rating: 78
Spurlock is a good sized linebacker prospect who can run and somehow ended up ranked as the #994 overall prospect in the class and the #91 linebacker. I can't claim to have watched every linebacker ranked ahead of him, but I find it hard to believe that there are 90 linebackers in the country who are better. Then again, Auburn and South Carolina were Spurlock's two other best offers, so maybe I'm wrong.
Despite my evaluation that he's a pretty solid player, I rarely like placing freshman linebackers very high in the countdown. Linebacker is a difficult position to play from a mental standpoint, and naturally, making the transition from high school to college is a big task. However, the need at the position is pretty strong considering the lack of depth and experience. Nikhai Hill-Green and Junior Colson are pretty entrenched as two of the top three guys - with perhaps some Mike Barrett mixed in there - but after that, it's a roll of the dice to figure out which guy's next. I could see Spurlock redshirting, and I could also see him being a guy who runs downfield on kickoff and punt coverage in every single game.
Prediction: Backup linebacker
Don Brown would have probably used him like Josh Uche.
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