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Omar Speights
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HISTORY — from college profile
Joined the Tigers in the spring of 2023 after transferring from Oregon State.
— at Oregon State University —
Four-year starter at linebacker at Oregon State … First-Team All-Pac 12 in 2022 after leading Oregon State to a 10-win season … Freshman All-America in 2019 … Appeared in 45 games during his four years at Oregon State, starting 39 times … Racked up 308 tackles, 25.0 tackles for loss and five sacks.
2022 (sr): Started all 13 games for the Beavers, leading the team in tackles with 83 … Named First-Team All-Pac 12 by the league coaches and Second-Team All-Conference by the Associated Press … Helped Oregon State to a 10-3 record and a win over Florida in the Las Vegas Bowl … Leader of Oregon State defense that led the Pac-12 in both total defense (332.8 yards per game) and rush defense (108.2 yards per game) … Had season-high 13 tackles in win over Oregon … Closed year with tackles, including two for losses, in bowl win over Florida … Oregon State held Florida to 39 rushing yards (33 attempts) and 219 total yards in Las Vegas Bowl … Had nine tackles and a tackle for loss against Washington … Recorded 8 tackles against USC.
2021 (jr): Played and started all 13 games for the Beavers … Racked up 89 tackles to go along with 5.0 tackles for loss and a pair of interceptions … Opened season with 12 tackles vs. Purdue … Had nine tackles in four games – Utah, Stanford, Oregon and Utah State in the LA Bowl … Intercepted passes against Idaho and Washington State … Had five tackles and recovered a fumble against USC.
2020 (soph): Started all 7 games during the COVID-shortened season … Had 63 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss … Double-digit tackle games against Cal (10), Utah (13) and Arizona State (12).
2019 (fr): Played in all 12 games with 6 starts … Earned Freshman All-America honors … Ranked second on team in tackles with 73 … Added 7.5 tackles for loss … The 73 tackles ranked third among all freshmen (true or redshirt) nationally … Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors after his 18-tackle performance vs. Washington … Reached double-digit tackles against Utah (10), Arizona (10), and Oregon (10) … Had 6 tackles and an interception vs. Washington State … Forced a fumble vs. Cal-Poly … Had six tackles and a sack for a 13-yard loss vs. Arizona State.
High school: Rivals 4-star as a senior at Crescent Valley High School in Oregon … Transferred to Crescent City after playing his first three years of high school football in Philadelphia … 4A All-State selection in Pennsylvania as a junior … Also played defensive end and running back … Rated the top overall player in Pennsylvania prior to moving to Oregon.
PERSONAL
Graduated from Oregon State in December of 2022 with a degree in business administration … Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania … His brother Jeromy also played football at Oregon State.
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