Jimbo Fisher explains why Texas A&M's Isaiah Spiller will find success in the NFL

After starring at Texas A&M, Isaiah Spiller is taking his talents to the NFL. His now-former coach had some high praise for him after the 2022 NFL Draft, too.

Jimbo Fisher spoke after the draft and said he thinks Spiller can have a successful NFL career. He pointed to a few different reasons why, notably his wide skill set and his ability to adjust to whatever is thrown at him from a scheme standpoint.

“I think he’s very diverse,” Fisher said of Spiller earlier this month. “He has great size. He’s a very natural runner. He runs between the tackles, runs outside, pass-blocks and can catch the football. I mean, he’s a very intelligent guy and he’s a very competitive guy. … He’s been very productive. We’ve used him very well and he’s been a great player for us. And he’s a high-character young man. Again, very intelligent.

“I think he’ll pick up schemes. The system he’s been in, he’ll be able to adapt. Plus, he can run between the tackles and he can run outside. … He plays fast. That’s the other thing I think is very important in pro ball.”

The Los Angeles Chargers drafted Spiller No. 123 overall in the fourth round of the draft. He put on quite a show in his three years in College Station, rushing for 2,993 yards and 25 touchdowns during that time.

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During his time at the NFL Scouting Combine, Spiller went through workouts but did not run the 40-yard dash. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Spiller was nursing a strained abductor muscle and his father begged the running back to not run. However, he did post a time at the Texas A&M Pro Day, running a 4.63.

Spiller spent three years in College Station, having 1,000-yard seasons in his final two. The running back was voted to the AP All-SEC second-team during the 2021 season after finishing fifth in rushing yards.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh contributed to this report.