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Omar Speights

Linebacker, Los Angeles Rams · #48.

Player facts

Team: Los Angeles Rams
Position: Linebacker
Number: 48
Born: Mar 2, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 234 lbs
College: LSU
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	22	12	10	2	1	1	0.5	0
Last 5 Games	22	12	10	2	1	1	0.5	0
Career	174	94	80	2	1	4	8.5	3

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Mon, Oct 12	vs BUF	L 37-34 OT	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ PHI	W 24-20	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ DEN	L 30-26	6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 21	vs NYG	W 28-6	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 10	vs SF	L 27-7	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Omar Speights (born March 2, 2001) is an American professional football inside linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and LSU Tigers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Omar Speights, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Speights was born in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by single mother Patricia. where he attended Imhotep Charter and Northeast High School. 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.

Oregon State

As a true freshman in 2019, Speights recorded 71 total tackles, 3.5 sacks, and an interception. As a result, he was named a Freshman All-American. The following year, he tallied 63 total tackles and a team-leading 4.5 tackles for loss. In 2022, Speights was named to the First-team All-Pac-12, after totaling 83 tackles. In January 2023, Speights announced he would enter the transfer portal. Speights finished with 308 total tackles, five sacks, three interceptions, and three fumble recoveries in four seasons with Oregon State. He finished ninth in school history for most tackles in a career.