If you are of the school of thought that the Denver Broncos produce the ideal offensive line because they do their best to never speak or be heard, then Charles Spencer is on the right track. Following his first day selection by the Houston Texans, there is no sign of any quote from Spencer. Quotes from his agent, his new coach and his old coach. But not from Spencer.

“Everyone knows that Charles has a tremendous upside, and Houston didn’t think it was a reach to get him with the third pick in the third round,” Joe Linta, Spencer’s agent, said. “They have a good quarterback and running back, but they had a need for linemen this year.

“So, they took Charles and tackle Eric Winston from Miami. Charles and Eric will be able to grow with some of the young players on that team, and I’m sure that Charles will have a long future in the NFL. He’s a great guy, and I think that’s a great opportunity for him with the Houston Texans.”

After lettering on defense for two seasons at Pitt, Spencer moved to offense and started his final 23 games. He finished strong in 2004 to earn second-team All-Big East honors as a left guard for the Panthers. Spencer moved to left tackle last season and also was a second-team all-conference selection.

“Charles Spencer is a guy that should make an excellent offensive guard in the NFL,” second-year Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said. “He’s big and strong and very athletic, but he just hasn’t played offensive line for a long time. He might not make an immediate impact in the NFL, but I believe he has the ability to stay for quite a while.”

Spencer is the first Pitt offensive lineman taken on Day 1 since Ruben Brown in 1995.

Spencer is expected to play Left Tackle for Houston.

Spencer, 6-4 and 352 pounds, is slated to compete with Seth Wand for the starting job at left tackle. Winston, 6-6 and 310 pounds, should compete with Zach Wiegert and Todd Wade at right tackle.

“Good things come to those who wait,” coach Gary Kubiak said after the Texans’ third-round selections were announced. “This is awesome. I can’t believe it panned out this way.”
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“At the end of Spencer’s senior year, he played as well as any tackle we studied in the draft,” Kubiak said.

At the very least, Spencer is 2nd on the depth chart behind Wand

Still kind of strange that there has been no quote from Spencer.