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  David Spurlock
David Spurlock

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Murfreesboro, TN
High School:
Riverdale
Height / Weight:
6-5 / 285
Position:
OL

2009 Outlook: Expected to line up with the first team at right guard when preseason begins...started seven straight games to end the 2008 season as a true freshman...started eight games overall...took over for Will Furlong following an injury and proved to be one of the top players on the youngest line in the FBS...finished with one of the top grades on the line three times, more than fellow freshman Andrew Datko who was named an All-American in his first season...FSU ran for more than 170 yards in four of Spurlock's seven starts and for more than 100 yards in all but one of his starts...offense scored at least one rushing TD in each of his starts.

2008: Third true freshman to see significant playing time along the Seminole offensive line...played in 13 games and made eight starts including seven in a row at right guard to end the 2008 season...came in to replace Will Furlong following an injury and has ranked in the top four in overall grades in each of those seven starts...has six top three overall grades this season...graded out at 89%, the best number on the team, in the win over Clemson...an excellent pass blocker who posted a top three grade six times in 10 games where he pass blocked...recorded 37 knockdowns...allowed just one sack in almost 600 snaps...in his last 516 plays, he has missed four assignments...that averages just one missed assignment for every 129 plays...has not been cleared to participate this spring due to a shoulder injury.

RANKINGS: ESPN 150 -- 25th (OL), Rivals -- 51st (OG), Rivals - 8th (Tennessee), Scout -- 71st (OT), SuperPrep - 15th (Tennessee).

High School: Three-star lineman according to both Rivals and Scout.com...Rivals rates Spurlock the eighth-best player to come out of the state of Tennessee this year...Scouts, Inc. calls Spurlock a "tenacious prospect"...PrepStar All-Region team... 2006 All-Region 4-5A selection...chose FSU over offers from Louisville, Ole Miss, UNC, NC State, Tennessee, Colorado and MTSU.