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Akeem Spence # prospect in 2013 NFL Draft.

Akeem Spence NFL Draft Bio

Akeem Spence (born November 29, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Spence played college football for the University of Illinois. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked him in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Spence was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He attended Fort Walton Beach High School, and played for the Fort Walton Beach Vikings high school football team. He recorded 80 tackles and five sacks as a senior and helped lead team to a 10-2 record and district championship. Posted 67 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and two sacks in 2007 as a junior. Rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he accepted an athletic scholarship from the University of Illinois over offers from Iowa State and Syracuse.

While attending the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Spence played for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team from 2009 to 2012. After redshirting in 2009, he started all 13 games at defensive tackle alongside All-American Corey Liuget. He had 45 tackles, four tackles for a loss, one quarterback sacks, two hurries and one fumble recovery on the season. In 2011, he started all 13 games on the season, he finished ranked fourth on the team with 69 tackles on the season, including 5.5 tackles for a loess and 1.5 sacks. As a redshirt junior, he started all 12 games in 2012 and started all 38 games of his college career at defensive tackle. He ranked third on the team in tackles with 72 and tied for second on team with 7.0 tackles for a loss and had one sack.

Spence announced on December 19, 2012 that he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.

Draft Year: 2013 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Akeem Spence

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Akeem Spence	Defensive Tackle	6 ft 1 in	307 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
4	100	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Illinois	Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States

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