. ▁ ▁Iowa ▁In ▁his ▁red sh irt ▁s oph om ore ▁season ▁at ▁Iowa , ▁Sp ieve y ▁started ▁all ▁games ▁at ▁right ▁corner back ▁and ▁ranked ▁third ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁with ▁ 6 8 ▁tack les , ▁including ▁ 4 3 ▁solo ▁tack les ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁ass ists . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁four ▁pass ▁inter ception s ▁and ▁six ▁pass ▁break - ups . ▁The ▁Big ▁Ten ▁coach es ▁named ▁him ▁Second - Team ▁All - Big ▁Ten ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁First - Team . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁By ▁mid - season ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ' s ▁Tony ▁Paul ine ▁listed ▁Sp ieve y ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" ris ers " ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Sp ieve y ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁for go ▁his ▁senior ▁season ▁and ▁enter ▁the ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁Sp ieve y ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁L ions ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁pick ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁round ▁( 6 6 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁played ▁corner back ▁in ▁college , ▁Sp ieve y ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁safety ▁by ▁the ▁L ions ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁his ▁tack ling ▁ability ▁and ▁instinct s .