E.J. Speed stats
TexansLinebacker · #45
Bio
- Age
- 31 yearsJun 1, 1995
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 227 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Fort Worth, TX
- Draft
- 2019Rd 5, Pk 164
- College
- Tarleton State
Bio
- Age
- 31 yearsJun 1, 1995
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 227 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Fort Worth, TX
- Draft
- 2019Rd 5, Pk 164
- College
- Tarleton State
Stats
Totals
Texans- GP
- 16
- TOT
- 62
- SOLO
- 33
- AST
- 29
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 108
- TOT
- 416
- SOLO
- 275
- AST
- 141
- SACK
- 2.0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 13
- FF
- 6
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- TOT
- 4
- SOLO
- 3
- AST
- 1
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 16
- TOT
- 3.9
- SOLO
- 2.1
- AST
- 1.8
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0.1
- FF
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 108
- TOT
- 3.9
- SOLO
- 2.5
- AST
- 1.3
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0.0
- PD
- 0.1
- FF
- 0.1
Against other linebackers
2025 regular season, 232 NFL linebackers with 6+ games.
- Tackles62
Higher than 71% of the other 231 NFL linebackers.
- Passes Defended1
Higher than 40% of the other 231 NFL linebackers.
- Solo Tackles33
Higher than 69% of the other 231 NFL linebackers.
Latest performance
E.J. Speed
Jan 18 · @ NE · L 28-16
- TOT
- 2
- SOLO
- 2
- AST
- 0
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
at INDSun, Sep 27
vs IND since 2025
- 2
- GP
- 10
- TOT
- 3
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 18 | at NEL 28-16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Jan 12 | at PITW 30-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 04 | vs INDW 38-30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Dec 27 | at LACW 20-16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | vs LVW 23-21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 07 | at KCW 20-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What are E.J. Speed's career stats?
E.J. Speed has played 7 seasons for the Colts and the Texans. He has recorded 416 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 interceptions. His best season so far is 2024: 142 tackles and 0.0 sacks.
Best single games
- Tackles: 13 vs HOU on Jan 6, 2024, L 23-19
- Sacks: 1 @ HOU on Sep 11, 2022, T 20-20 OT
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2019.
More on E.J. Speed
Playoff games
E.J. Speed played 2 games across 1 NFL postseason — 1 won, 1 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | W 30-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NE | L 28-16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
E.J. Speed against each club
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (10)
- vs Tennessee Titans (9)
- vs Houston Texans (8)
- vs New England Patriots (5)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (4)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (4)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (3)
- vs Buffalo Bills (3)
- vs Denver Broncos (3)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (3)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (2)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (2)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (2)
- vs New York Giants (2)
- vs New York Jets (2)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (1)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Chicago Bears (1)
- vs Cleveland Browns (1)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (1)
- vs Detroit Lions (1)
- vs Green Bay Packers (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (1)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (1)
- vs Washington Commanders (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to E.J. Speed among NFL players at the same position.
- Christian EllissNEAlike in Forced fumbles, Tackles81out of 100 on profile similarity
- Damone ClarkDETAlike in Tackles, Sacks77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Malcolm RodriguezDETAlike in Solo tackles, Tackles70out of 100 on profile similarity
- Troy ReederNYJAlike in Passes defended, Sacks69out of 100 on profile similarity
- Will ComptonAlike in Tackles, Sacks69out of 100 on profile similarity
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