Spencer Larsen
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Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
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| Positions | Fullback, linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 4, 1984 Mesa, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Highland (Gilbert, Arizona) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Arizona (2002, 2005–2007) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2008: 6th round, 183rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Spencer Larsen (born March 4, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats, primarily as a linebacker.[1] Larsen was selected by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft.[2]
Larsen earned SuperPrep All-Farwest honors and was named First-team All-State by The Arizona Republic as a senior at Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona after recorded 124 tackles as a senior.[3][4] He was also the All-Region co-Defensive Most Valuable Player.
College career
In 2007 Larsen was a First-team All-Pacific-10 Conference as a senior at Arizona after leading the conference with 131 tackles (87 solo) in 12 games (12 starts). He added four sacks, one interception, five pass breakups, four fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles. The year before, 2006, Larsen received Second-team All-Pacific-10 Conference honors as a junior after making 89 tackles (63 solo), two sacks (11 yds.) and one interception in 12 games (12 starts). He also had three pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. He was also First-team Academic All-Conference. In 2005, he saw action in eight games (6 starts) as a sophomore and totaled 51 tackles (29 solo), one sack, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery. He also received Second-team academic All-Conference recognition. Larsen did not play football from 2003–04 because he was on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile. In 2002 Larsen played all 12 games (7 starts) as a true freshman for Arizona and recorded 41 tackles (30 solo), two sacks and three pass breakups and was named Third-team freshman All-America and First-team freshman All-Pacific-10 Conference by The Gridiron Report. He was the defensive MVP of the 2008 East–West Shrine Game.[5]