Amari
Spievey.
Amari
Spievey.
Iowa· 5'11"· 195 lb· 4.52s 40
The ideal defensive scheme for Spievey would be an aggressive Cover-2 or Cover-3 defense that prioritizes strong safety play and tackling in the run game.
He can immediately contribute as a nickel corner or strong safety, with the ceiling to develop into a long-term starter at safety.
He would struggle in a pure man-coverage heavy scheme as an outside corner due to his average speed and quickness.
Spievey projects best as a versatile safety or slot defender who thrives on physicality and run support.
Selected #66 overall in Round 3 of the 2010 NFL Draft by Detroit Lions out of Iowa.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.52sp50
- Vertical
- 35inp50
- Broad jump
- 116inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Iowa | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Iowa | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Amari Spievey played safety for the Detroit Lions, starting 30 games over three seasons. He showed promise early but his career was cut short due to injuries.