Omar Speights

Senior linebacker for LSU. 2023: 69 tackles.

LB · LSU · Sr. · #1

6′1″ · 235 lb · Philadelphia, PA

CFB Index 35 · #421 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceLSU 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 611 nationally · Signed with Crescent Valley

Statement game18 tackles · 1.5 TFLvs Washington (FBS) · L 7-19

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for LSU. 2023: 69 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Crescent Valley in 2019.
Transferred from Oregon State to LSU in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at LSU, 367 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201912 games

Recruited3-star out of Crescent Valley

202310 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#611 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2021

Ed Orgeron

LSU

2022–2023

Brian Kelly

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Oregon State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

2020Oregon State2-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

2021Oregon State7-6HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning

2022Oregon State10-3HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-heavy

2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

35Below cohort / limited sample #421 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (91st percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#241 / 2842 · 91st pct

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Solo tackles#992 / 2842 · 64th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th 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

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road3g	5.7	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

35 · #421 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #421 at the position.

Career stats

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

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 24-45@ Florida State	8	3	—
Wk 2	W 72-10vs Grambling	1	0	—
Wk 5	L 49-55@ Ole Miss	4	1	—
Wk 7	W 48-18vs Auburn	8	2	—
Wk 8	W 62-0vs Army	9	3	—
Wk 10	L 28-42@ Alabama	5	1	—
Wk 11	W 52-35vs Florida	12	3	—	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 12	W 56-14vs Georgia State	10	3	—
Wk 13	W 42-30vs Texas A&M	8	3	—
Bowl	W 35-31vs Wisconsin	4	2	—
Total		69	21	—

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

Omar Speights

201912 games

202310 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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