Ameer Speed

Former cornerback at Michigan State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

CB · Michigan State · Sr. · #6

6′3″ · 210 lb · Jacksonville, FL

CFB Index 28 · #259 of 322 cornersLow confidenceNew England — drafted 2023, Rd 6, Pick 37, #214 overall

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 352 nationally · Signed with Georgia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Michigan State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2017.
Transferred from Georgia to Michigan State in 2022.
Drafted round 6 by the New England in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Michigan State, 88 tackles — drafted at #214 overall by New England.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20173 games

Signed with Georgia4-star out of Sandalwood

202212 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

2023

Drafted by New Englandround 6, pick 214

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#352 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #214

New England · 2023

Coaching lineage · 2017–2022

2 coaches

2017–2019

Mark Dantonio

Michigan State

2020–2022

Mel Tucker

Michigan State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Dantonio → Mel Tucker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New EnglandEntering 4th NFL season

#214Rd 6 · Pick 37

New EnglandEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Georgia13-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2018Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

28Below cohort / limited sample #259 of 322?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: forced fumbles (95th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (89th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Forced fumbles#11 / 737 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#273 / 2755 · 89th pct

Passes defended#240 / 2755 · 89th pct

Tackles#315 / 2755 · 88th pct

Tackles for loss#1784 / 2755 · 29th pct

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QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.3	0.1	0.0	0.6
Road5g	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Fitzgerald

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

28 · #259 of 322 corners

Former four-star. Now #259 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Michigan State	63	37	1.0	5	--	1
2021	Georgia	13	7	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Georgia	1	1	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Georgia	5	5	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Georgia	1	--	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Georgia	5	5	0.0	1	--	--
Career		88	55	1.0	6	--	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022

W 23–15

at Illinois

12 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 PD

With B. Baringer — 49 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 68 LONG · P. Thorne — 182 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 69.6 · 10 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 35-13vs Western Michigan	6	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 52-0vs Akron	9	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 28-39@ Washington	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 7-34vs Minnesota	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 13-27@ Maryland	12	8	0.0	—	0	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 6	L 20-49vs Ohio State	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 34-28vs Wisconsin	1	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 7-29@ Michigan	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 23-15@ Illinois	12	7	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 27-21vs Rutgers	2	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 31-39vs Indiana	0	0	0.0	—	2
Wk 13	L 16-35@ Penn State	5	5	0.0	—	0
Total		63	37	1.0	—	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology