Understand that Brandt has a fairly good record with his picks. Hope so, wishing the best for Cody. He's a great young man!
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Prospect Profiles
Cody Spencer
Position: Middle Linebacker
College: North Texas
Height: 6-2
Weight: 242
Hometown: Grapevine, Texas
Analysis | Agility | High School | Personal
OVERVIEW
Vastly underrated talent who was limited to special team duties as a freshman before earning a starting job at strongside outside linebacker as a sophomore … Shifted to middle linebacker the following season … The three-time winner of the Byron Gross Award (team's Outstanding Linebacker), he started 33 of 41 games during his career … Finished with 297 tackles (154 solos), seven sacks for minus-39 yards, 22 stops for losses of 66 yards, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, seven interceptions and eight pass breakups.
ANALYSIS
Positives: Has a solidly-developed upper body, with broad shoulders, developed thighs and calves and room to add additional muscle mass throughout his frame … Quick to read and react to the ball … Has the strength and burst to quickly fill the gaps and control action at the line of scrimmage … Has effective rip-and-swim moves to slip through blocks … Uses his hands well to defeat the cut block and generates a strong hand punch to re-route linebackers … Keeps leverage and balance working through trash to make tackles … Takes proper angles to the ball with no wasted motion and a concerted effort to close … Not a punishing tackler, but stays low in his pads to wrap, secure and square up vs. running backs … Gets depth in his pass drops, showing adequate route awareness when reading the quarterback … Has natural hands for the interception (also showed good hands when working as a fullback) … Has a strong desire to get the quarterback sack when asked to blitz, attacking the gaps suddenly to gain separation.
Negatives: Marginal in man coverage, as he appears stiff in his hips in attempts to turn and run, and gathers in his breaks … Needs to keep plays in front of him as he shows marginal acceleration to break on the ball (also reacts slowly when in the deep zone).
AGILITY TESTS
4.65 in the 40-yard dash … 470-pound bench press … Bench presses 225 pounds 27 times … 565-pound squat … 358-pound power clean … 4.11 20-yard shuttle … 6.96 three-cone drill … 37½-inch vertical jump … 9-foot-8 broad jump … 31 5/8-inch arm length … 9¾-inch hands … Right-handed … Wears contacts.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Grapevine (Texas) High, playing football for coach Mike Snide … First-team all-district pick at tight end and a second-team all-district pick at outside linebacker as a senior … Had 25 receptions for 420 yards and four touchdowns as a tight end … As a running back he had 270 yards on 75 carries and two touchdowns … As an outside linebacker, he had one interception, four sacks, two fumble recoveries, 25 solo tackles and 20 assisted tackles … Honorable mention all-district pick as a junior, finishing with 55 tackles and six quarterback sacks to help Grapevine to a Class 4A Division I state title.
PERSONAL
Applied Arts major … Son of Wes and Juli Culver … Born June 1, 1981 in Port Lavaca, Texas … Resides in Grapevine, Texas.
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