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.
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.
College career
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.
LSU On January 19, 2023, Speights announced he would be transferring to Louisiana State University to play for the LSU Tigers.
Professional career
Speights signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2024. He made the Rams' 53 man roster out of training camp as a UDFA. He was named as a starter in the middle of the season, and finished the season playing in all 17 games with 10 starts, recording 67 tackles and two passes defensed.
Speights was named a starting inside linebacker alongside Nate Landman to begin the 2025 season.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 LAR 17 10 67 37 30 0.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2025 LAR 16 16 85 45 40 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Career 33 26 152 82 70 0.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 LAR 2 2 11 7 4 1.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2025 LAR 3 3 21 12 9 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Career 5 5 32 19 13 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
References
External links
Los Angeles Rams bio LSU Tigers bio Oregon State Beavers bio