Dynasty Rookie Draft Profile: Tyjae Spears (2023 Fantasy Football)

To help you prepare for your dynasty rookie and startup drafts, Derek Brown is putting together a dynasty rookie outlook for each and every fantasy-relevant 2023 NFL Draft prospect. We are combining DBro’s fantasy outlook with the NFL Draft profile of Matthew Jones. Here’s our dynasty rookie draft profile for Tyjae Spears.

Expert Consensus 2023 Dynasty Superflex Rookie Draft Rankings: Top-50

Dynasty Rookie Draft Profile: Tyjae Spears

Tyjae Spears Dynasty Rookie Draft Outlook

Tajae Spears concluded his final season at Tulane with stellar numbers ranking fifth in yards after contact per attempt, 15th in breakaway rate, and 11th in PFF’s elusive rating. He’s electric in space with plus lateral agility and an effective jump cut. Spears flashes good change of direction ability with the juice to flip the field and get to the edge on zone runs. He’s adept at utilizing his vision and angles, making it difficult for tacklers to wrap him up head-on.

Weighing in at 204 lbs at the Senior Bowl helps his projection at the next level. He added essential “work weight” with a stacked lower half without sacrificing his explosiveness. Spears possesses fluidity in his routes from the backfield with the ability to separate from linebackers. He is a work in progress in pass protection, but he has the tenacity and lower-half strength to at least grow into a serviceable back in this area.

– Derek Brown

Tyjae Spears 2023 NFL Draft Outlook

Spears had some of the most impressive, exciting tape of any back in the class last season. He showed solid vision, nice cuts, impressive agility and suddenness in space, and decisive running that could make him a solid change-of-pace back at the next level. He could potentially serve as a third-down back if he continues to add the functional strength to work in blitz pickup. Will probably end up coming off the board relatively early on the third day after a monster year.

– Matthew Jones

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