Omar Speights
| Los Angeles Rams | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 2, 2001[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Crescent Valley (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| College: | Oregon State (2019–2022) LSU (2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Undrafted free agent |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Omar Speights (born March 2, 2001)[1] is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). Speights played college football at Oregon State and LSU.
Early life and high school career[edit]
Speights was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended Northeast High School. He would transfer schools in his senior year, after his friend Kristian Marche was murdered.[2][3] In his senior year, Speights attended Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis, Oregon. A four-star recruit, Speights committed to play college football at Oregon State University.[4]
College career[edit]
Oregon State[edit]
As a true freshman in 2019, Speights recorded 71 total tackles, 3.5 sacks, and an interception.[5] As a result, he was named a Freshman All-American.[6] The following year, he tallied 63 total tackles and a team-leading 4.5 tackles for loss.[7] In 2022, Speights was named to the First-team All-Pac-12, after totaling 83 tackles.[8][9] In January 2023, Speights announced he would enter the transfer portal.[10] Speights finished with 308 total tackles, five sacks, three interceptions, and three fumble recoveries in four seasons with Oregon State.[11] He finished ninth in school history for most tackles in a career.
LSU[edit]
On January 19, 2023, Speights announced he would be transferring to Louisiana State University to play for the LSU Tigers.[12][13][14]
Professional career[edit]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.62 s | 4.34 s | 7.06 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
30 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day[15] | ||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Omar Speights LB LSU NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ McCrone, Brian X. (August 25, 2018). "Philadelphia's Top High School Football Prospect, Omar Speights, Flees City Over Violence, Murder of Friend Kristian Marche, Coach Says". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Omar Speights: Tragedy brings 4-star OSU commit to Corvallis early". OregonLive. October 19, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ McCord, AJ (March 20, 2020). "Omar Speights' journey from Philadelphia to Corvallis". KOIN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Harden, Tyler (April 19, 2023). "From Philadelphia to Oregon to Baton Rouge: Omar Speights is set to make impact at LSU this season". The Reveille, LSU's student newspaper. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (December 12, 2019). "Oregon State linebacker Omar Speights named first-team freshman All American by The Athletic". oregonlive. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (January 21, 2021). "Reviewing Oregon State 2020 football: Avery Roberts, Omar Speights in discussion for Pac-12's top inside linebacker duo". oregonlive. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Nadeau, Rene (April 21, 2023). "Big expectations in place for transfer linebacker Omar Speights at LSU". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Miller, Brody. "LB Omar Speights transferring to LSU: Source". The Athletic. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Reports: Oregon State All-Pac-12 LB Omar Speights to transfer". National Football Post. January 13, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Reports: Oregon State All-Pac-12 LB Omar Speights to transfer". Gwinnett Prep Sports. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "LSU football adds Oregon State linebacker Omar Speights from the transfer portal, report". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Sources: LSU brings in Oregon State LB Speights". ESPN.com. January 19, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Wilson (January 19, 2023). "A star linebacker out of the Pac-12 has chosen to transfer to LSU over Alabama". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "2024 LSU Football Pro Day". LSUSports.net. Retrieved March 27, 2024.