Tyjae Spears Scouting Report

Games Watched: UCF (2021), Memphis (2021), Kansas State (2022), Houston (2022), USC (2022) Best Game: USC (2022) Worst Game: Kansas State (2022)

Vision: Knows his blockers assignments and follows them well. Trusts that the holes will open up. Bounces outside if nothing is there. Very good vision.

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Tyjae Spears following the pulling guard and making a defender miss

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Tyjae Spears peripheral vision + ability to make people miss

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Tyjae Spears lmao. Tried to squeeze through a very small opening intially, wasn't there. Sees an opening on the outside and bounces the run there for a big gain

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Tyjae Spears vision has some seriosu flashes https://t.co/bu0Hu5bTxt

Contact Balance: An area that isn’t his strongest suit. His frame doesn’t allow him to hold up well against contact. Has shown if defenders don’t get their bodies behind their tackles and just attempt with their arms, he can run through them.

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Tyjae Spears with a little bit of contact balance

Pass Catching: Has taken some reps split out wide as a receiver. Reliable hands out of the backfield. Has moments of getting his head around late when he is the hot route. Struggles to look in the ball when there is late hands from the defender.

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Tyjae Spears with the hands play

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Tyjae Spears body control to come down with the catch

Pass Blocking: Smaller frame, so this is definitely not the strongest aspect of his game. He is willing and gives effort.

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Pass protection is rarely gonna be a sub 6'0 RBs strong suit, but at least Spears is willing

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Keeping Spears in to block is honestly a disservice to your offense

Durability: Has been used split out wide as a receiver, in the wildcat as a QB. Able to be kept on the field as long as it is not a pass blocking call.

Change of Direction Skills: Sets up defenders to force missed tackles at a very high level.

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Tyjae Spears bounces it to the outside and snatches some ankles

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Tyjae Spears takes the read option for a big gain. That hesi step to gain the edge though 😮‍💨

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Tyjae Spears has the 🧃

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Tyjae Spears leaves the LB grasping at air

Long Speed:  Supposedly set to run around a 4.40 which would put him in the 94^th percentile for all running backs.

Ball Security: 5 fumbles on his career, with his high of 3 being in 2022 when he took the prominent role in the Tulane offense.

Creativity: Has shown he has no issue bouncing runs to the outside if nothing is there along the LOS.

Tyler Browning @DiabeticTyler

Tyjae Spears creativity

Strength: Nothing really stands out here, he goes down on first contact, however if he is stood up he will keep his legs churning.

Vision (15)

13.4

Change of Direction Skills (10)

9.2

Contact Balance (10)

5

Long Speed (10)

9.4

Pass Catching (10)

8.4

Ball Security (10)

8

Pass Blocking (10)

4

Creativity (10)

8.6

Durability (5)

3.4

Strength (10)

5

Final Grade: 74.4, 4th round player