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'11 CA WR Nelson Spruce (Signed to Colorado)

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Westlake H.S. (Westlake Village, CA)

Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 190 lbs
40: 4.5 secs

Rivals rating: 3*-5.5rr; unranked WR
Scout rating: 3*; #134 WR
ESPN rating: 3*-75 grade; #120 WR

Reported Offers: Colorado, Northwestern, Washington State, Air Force, CSU, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico State, Sacramento State, San Diego State, San Jose State, UC Davis
 
Via Twitter today:

Brandon Huffman
Westlake (Calif.) receiver Nelson Spruce has added offers from Colorado and Colorado State...
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Thanks for the heads up, valdezj.
 
Junior Highlights (65 catches for 1,325 yards and 19 touchdowns in 14 games):

[video=youtube;xwOnCJ0BQM0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwOnCJ0BQM0[/video]

Team Awards
2009 Marmonte League Champions (14-0)
2009 CIF Southern Section, Northern Division Champions

Individual Awards
2009 Westlake Team Co-MVP
2009 Marmonte League Receiver-of-the-Year
2009 Ventura County Receiver-of-the-Year
2009 Ventura County Star First Team - Receiver
2009 Ventura County Star First Team All Decade - Receiver
2009 Daily News First Team All Area - Receiver
2009 All CIF First Team – Receiver
2009 Los Angeles Times All Star Team, First Team – Receiver
2009 Max-Preps All State
2009 Cal-Hi Sports All State
 
Too lazy to watch the videos but seems like he's got talent and would love to see him in BLACK and Gold...not Silver and Gold.
 
Senior Highlights (65 catches for 1,177 yards and 17 touchdowns in 13 games):

[video=youtube;D8nZK_UWFxs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8nZK_UWFxs[/video]

Also MVP of the Pierce 7 on 7 tournament.
 
Kid looks like a stud. Looked like he was constantly being double teamed, and he just found ways to get open and catch the ball.
 
He's a taller slot style receiver that we've seen more recently like Welker & Jordan Shipley. Great feel for the zone, how to read and find it's seam. Proactive with the ball in the air, comes back to get it vs. waiting for it. I would have liked to see him pluck the ball out of the air more but he pretty much makes all grabs.

Nice size, good speed, another solid kid from Cali. I wouldn't be sad if we landed him.
 
what highlander said. I wonder how quick he is to be a slot receiver, but he sure does have a nice top speed once he gets about 15 yards into it. Also, great feet on those comeback routes.

More Highlights:

[video]http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/Nelson-Spruce-Highlights-1-455793?NICK_NAME=SnowBuff&LEVEL=2&TIME=1292291847&SIG=4656c9eb71d40cd5abeaa5ab3b26798d[/video]
 
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SnowBuff said:
The respectable BS forum, adams has a post :wink2:
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Thanks. I didn't see that. We should treat message board content from premium boards as premium info, though. Unless Adam tweeted it, too, it should wait until it ages 24 hours, goes into the Spruce profile on Rivals that everyone can see, or gets reported from a second source.

As much as I want AllBuffs to get everyone the info on the Buffs, we need to also respect the pay sites we depend on for our info.

(I meant this generally, too. Wasn't directed at Snow so much as I used his post as an excuse to post this reminder.)
 
Buffnik said:
We should treat message board content from premium boards as premium info, though. Unless Adam tweeted it, too, it should wait until it ages 24 hours, goes into the Spruce profile on Rivals that everyone can see, or gets reported from a second source.

(I meant this generally, too. Wasn't directed at Snow so much as I used his post as an excuse to post this reminder.)
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snow has a serious case of bcs syndrome
 
Buffnik said:
Thanks. I didn't see that. We should treat message board content from premium boards as premium info, though. Unless Adam tweeted it, too, it should wait until it ages 24 hours, goes into the Spruce profile on Rivals that everyone can see, or gets reported from a second source.

As much as I want AllBuffs to get everyone the info on the Buffs, we need to also respect the pay sites we depend on for our info.

(I meant this generally, too. Wasn't directed at Snow so much as I used his post as an excuse to post this reminder.)
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Solid point.


buff4bcs1985 said:
snow has a serious case of bcs syndrome
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Huh? I've gotten laid in the last year, so I must have something else.
 
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I don't think we will appreciate how good Scotty McKnight has been until after he is gone but it would make a world of difference for us if we can find a natural slot reciever who has a knack for getting open in traffic and can make the tough catch. This guy may go a long way toward filling that role in the offense plus he has enough speed to occasionally make people pay for trying to cover him with a LB or a safety. Also looks big enough to effectively block from the slot which Scotty tried to do but was often overmatched.
 
Not according to AM at rivals

Edit: AM just posted it is true apparently. Woo Welcome Nelson
 
buffman60 said:
It shouldn't affect him. If you look at the WR depth, there will be three seniors gone after next season.
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The NFL is championing slot receivers, ala Wes Welker. This guy looks the same but taller, great hands... a bigger better Scotty. Devin Lucien shouldn't perceive him as a threat.
 
I don't see a slot receiver when I look at his film. Don't make the mistake of a Scotty comparison. If you want to compare him to a white WR, think Jordan Shipley. For a Buff comparison, maybe McCoy.

Boulder Buff? Valdezj? What do you guys think?
 
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