Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Ole Miss
Breeland Speaks
DE • 6'3" • 285 lbs • Jackson, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Breeland Speaks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Breeland Speaks built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Jackson, MS wearing No. 9, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of Breeland Speaks' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ole Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 46
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
Breeland Speaks, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss. Breeland Speaks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 95
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Breeland Speaks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · DE
- Career Tackles
- 95
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Callaway · Ole Miss
- High school pipeline
- Callaway · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 2 · Pick 14 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 67 tackles · DE 10th (top 3%) · SEC 31st (top 6%) · National 354th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 9 | 28 | 1.5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 12 | 67 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 74.2 |
Related Context
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Breeland Speaks played DE for Ole Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Breeland Speaks recorded 95 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Ole Miss paired 24 primary output with 42.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
42.9
Usage
11.3
Consistency
60
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 0. UT Martin: 1. California: 2. Alabama: 0. Auburn: 1. Vanderbilt: 2. LSU: 4. Arkansas: 5. Kentucky: 0.5. Louisiana: 4. Texas A&M: 2. Mississippi State: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 3 by 12.5. UT Martin: 2 by 18.3. California: 1 by 24.2. Alabama: 5 by 20.8. Auburn: 5 by 30.8. Vanderbilt: 6 by 45. LSU: 13 by 90. Arkansas: 5 by 70.8. Kentucky: 2 by 13.3. Louisiana: 5 by 60.8. Texas A&M: 8 by 53.3. Mississippi State: 12 by 75
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
90 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | @ Mississippi State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-28 | 12 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | L 24-31 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs LouisianaSplash game | W 50-22 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Kentucky | W 37-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Arkansas2+ sacks · Splash game | L 37-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs LSU10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 24-40 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs VanderbiltSplash game | W 57-35 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Auburn | L 23-44 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ Alabama | L 3-66 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 16-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs UT Martin | W 45-23 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs South Alabama | W 47-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Breeland Speaks story
Breeland Speaks built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Jackson, MS wearing No. 9, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of Breeland Speaks' career was his defensive production: 95 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Breeland Speaks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ole Miss
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 11.5 | 25.7 | 6.1 | 11.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 24 | 42.9 | 11.3 | 12.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 9 · L 37-38 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs LSU
Week 8 · L 24-40 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia
Week 4 · W 45-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Arkansas
Week 7 · L 30-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Louisiana
Week 11 · W 50-22
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss
24 primary output · 42.9 efficiency · 11.3 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss
41.6
11.5 primary · 25.7 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Ole Miss
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
10
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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