'11 IL WR/DB Evan Spencer

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Evan Spencer | WR
Hometown Vernon Hills, IL
High School Vernon Hills High School

Height 6'0"
Weight 178 lbs.
Vertical Jump 32.6"
40-yd dash 4.77
20-yd shuttle 5.6
Power ball throw 33'

The sons also rise
Vernon Hills High football stars following in footsteps of their famous fathers
November 2, 2009
BY DAVE MASTERSON dmasterson@scn1.com

Living six doors away from each other since the sixth grade, Vernon Hills High football stars DaVaris Daniels and Evan Spencer have found enough in common through the years to become best friends.

Juniors on a successful 8-2 Cougars team that has already racked up an IHSA Class 5A playoff win, the pair are also sons of prominent NFL fathers.


Vernon Hills High juniors Evan Spencer (left) and DaVaris Daniels are the sons of fathers who are currently on NFL sidelines each Sunday.
(Michael Schmidt/News-Sun)



Evan Spencer runs away from a Brooks defender on this play during Saturday's playoff game. Vernon Hills won 48-0.

DaVaris' dad is Washington Redskins defensive end Philip Daniels (who formerly played for the Bears) and Evan's dad is Bears running-backs coach Tim Spencer, a former NFL player and the third-leading rusher in Ohio State history (behind Heisman Trophy winners Archie Griffin and Eddie George ).

Tim Spencer comes to every Vernon Hills game his pro schedule will allow, and goes over his son's performance afterward.

"Mainly, he gets on me about holding onto the ball," said Evan, referring to his father's football advice. "He gets on both of us about holding the ball too loosely."

Evan and DaVaris are both listed as wideouts and defensive backs in the game-time programs, but both also run the ball, with DaVaris lining up at quarterback in a "wildcat" formation on a regular basis.

The sons also rise :: News Sun :: Sports

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They get his name wrong but I found this a while back.

SunTimes.com

Steve Tucker's preps notebook
October 22, 2009

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Juniors to watch
Vernon Hills coach Tony Monken has two of the best junior prospects in the area, and both have good bloodlines. They are WR DaVaris Daniels, whose father, Philip, played for the Bears, and RB Tim Spencer, whose father, Tim, played at Ohio State and is the Bears' running backs coach. Daniels has offers from Illinois, Miami, Wisconsin and Nebraska and Spencer from Wisconsin and Nebraska.

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Scout $ - Spencer Holds Three Offers

By Allen Trieu
Posted Nov 18, 2009

OFFERS: Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin. INTEREST: Ohio State, Iowa, Northwestern, Arizona, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Connecticut, & Oregon. Talks about his relationship with teammate Davaris Daniels and the NFL experience of their fathers. There's no mention of favorites but it's obvious he has good feelings about Ohio State.