E.J. Speed is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Speed in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Speed's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
E.J. Speed
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2019 | 24 | IND | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 33 | 4.3% | 152 | 48.1% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 25 | IND | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 209 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26 | IND | 7 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 146 | 13.4% | 276 | 62.1% | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 93.7 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 27 | IND | 16 | — | 50 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 314 | 27.8% | 384 | 85.0% | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | 130.7 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 28 | IND | 16 | — | 87 | 63 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 728 | 66.6% | 249 | 52.4% | 59 | 38 | 0.6 | 75.9 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 29 | IND | 15 | — | 131 | 82 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,010 | 98.4% | 72 | 18.5% | 62 | 49 | 0.8 | 95.8 | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 17 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 30 | HOU | 13 | — | 60 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 429 | 45.9% | 228 | 53.1% | 27 | 16 | 0.6 | 85.6 | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 69 | — | 351 | 219 | 132 | 29 | 6 | 2.0 | 37.0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,661 | 37.3% | 1,570 | 53.6% | 173 | 122 | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 4 | 129 | 41 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
79 career value over replacement — #1437 all-time of 4,649. 15.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #164 (Rd 5) · IND · 2019 · +41.9 vs expected KV-H
66actual
24.1 expected · Δ+41.9
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