Omar Speights: LB · LSU · #1.
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Omar Speights
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jonathan Smith and Brian Kelly. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Florida — Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
69 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LSU | 69 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 77 | 38 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Oregon State | 87 | 34 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Oregon State | 63 | 32 | 4.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Oregon State | 71 | 42 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 367 | 167 | 22.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs No. 8 Florida State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-10vs Grambling | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 49-55@ No. 20 Ole Miss | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-18vs Auburn | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 62-0vs Army | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-42@ No. 8 Alabama | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-35vs Florida | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 56-14vs Georgia State | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-30vs Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31vs Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2023
W 52-35
vs Florida
12 tackles · 1 hurry · 3 solo tackles
Edged out Florida at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
69tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups69 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
49.0%
407 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #421 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oregon State and LSU, 367 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 53 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jonathan Smith and Brian Kelly.
