Spano locks down whoever is in front of him. He measures in at 5’10 170-pounds and is a dominant corner. He had 38 total tackles (27 solo, 11 assisted), 9 pass deflections, with TFL. He has very good athletic ability due to very good speed, acceleration, change of direction, and jumping. Very good read and reaction skills. Spano excels at jamming receivers at the LOS and re-routing them. Smooth and controlled back pedal. Fluid torso to match WR breaking out of their stem. Very good man coverage and zone coverage. Spano is sticky in man coverage, not giving up room for any separation. Very good closing quickness and timing on pass break ups. Teams were hesitant to throw his way this past season due to his technique. Strong tackler as well. Don’t miss out on Spano.

Spano measures in at 5’10 170-pounds and is a lockdown corner. This past season, he had 38 total tackles (27 solo, 11 assisted) 1 TFL, and 9 pass deflections. He has very good athletic ability due to very good speed, acceleration, change of direction, and jumping. Smooth and controlled back pedal. Very good job with the press jam and re-routing receivers through the route. Can move his torso rapidly in unison. Very good man coverage. Sticks to the wideout like glue. Very good closing quickness. Spano does a great job at timing his pass break ups, and creating incompletions. Very good zone coverage as well. Due to his very good read and reaction speed, he diagnoses what’s happening on offense and attacks. I love this kid’s film, and believe he can make an impact at the D1 level.

Spano continued being a lockdown corner in the championship game. The 5’10 170-pound corner had 8 total tackles (5 solo, 3 assisted). He has very good athletic ability due to very good speed, acceleration, change of direction, and jumping. Spano excels at jamming the wide receiver at the line of scrimmage. Very good man coverage with fluid hips to match the wide receiver as they break into their route. Very good closing quickness and timing his swats. Spano is another corner who prides himself on tackling. Spano had himself a great season, and capped it off with a championship win.

Spano has been putting Colorado on notice with his lockdown corner ability. The 5’10 166-pound corner has been thrown at 25 times this year, only allowing 5 receptions and 48 yards this season. Mind you, he’s doing this with a fractured wrist as well and hasn’t missed any playing time. He has 22 total tackles (16 solo, 6 assisted), 1 TFL, and 9 PD. Very good athletic ability due to very good speed, change of direction, acceleration, and jumping. Very good at jamming the receiver at the line of scrimmage. Very good back pedal. Very good in man coverage. He stays stride for stride with the receiver, or will use his very good closing quickness. Fluid hips. Very good at timing with swatting the ball down. Spano is also a corner that tackles and you can see he takes pride in it on film. Spano’s film thoroughly impressed me, and this junior is putting himself in conversation with the top defensive backs in Colorado.

Measuring in at 5’8 155-pounds, Spano played CB for Dakota Ridge. Throughout the season, he had 22 total tackles (14 solo, 8 assisted), 1 INT, and 5 PD. Spano has good athletic ability due to very good speed, acceleration, good change of direction and jumping. Very good mental processing. He keeps a good balance between watching the WR + QB + Ball. Good read and reaction time. Uses his arms to swat the balls away. Spano has a good back pedal. He has a good jam at the line of scrimmage, and uses his physicality to get the upper hand. Very good closing quickness. Very good man coverage. He’s sticky like glue.  Good block shedding on WR to get the tackle on the RB. He has very good ball tracking skills, and good catching. He extends and plucks the ball out of the air.

A true lockdown cornerback, Spano has the ability to eliminate any receiver he’s matched up against. His speed allows him to open his hips and run stride for stride with receivers, excelling in trail technique and consistently breaking up passes. He possesses strong field vision, reading the QB’s eyes to anticipate plays and create turnovers when they test his side. Once he has the ball in his hands, he’s a dynamic threat, capable of flipping the field. Spano is also physical in press coverage, using his hands to effectively disrupt routes, and he’s not afraid to shed blocks and contribute in the run game. As a rising prospect, he’s a name to watch closely moving forward.