Player Dossier

2018-2022

Eastern Michigan

Tariq Speights

LB • 5'10" • 232 lbs • Valencia, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tariq Speights shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.4

Efficiency

12.8

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

6.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Eastern Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tariq Speights, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Tariq Speights shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 0 primary output with 9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

12.8

Usage

2.4

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Louisiana: 0. Arizona State: 0. Buffalo: 0.5. Massachusetts: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Ball State: 1. Central Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Arizona State: 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 7 by 34.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=3 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · +0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

34.2 vs Buffalo

Result
Fri 11/25vs Central MichiganW 38-1930000
Sat 10/22@ Ball StateW 20-1622001
Sat 10/15vs Northern IllinoisL 10-3910000
Sat 10/1vs MassachusettsW 20-1321000
Sat 9/24vs BuffaloL 31-50700.5000
Sun 9/18@ Arizona StateW 30-2130000
Sat 9/10@ LouisianaL 21-4922000
Fri 9/2vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Eastern Michigan

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan0
2019 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan091.20
2020 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan2.540.39.32.5
2021 PostseasonEastern Michigan4.531.75.42
2021 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan4.531.75.40
2022 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan1.512.82.4-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Central Michigan

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.

#2

Northern Illinois

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.

#3

Texas State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.2 takeover score.

#4

Ball State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#5

Western Michigan

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 34.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

0 primary output · 9 efficiency · 1.2 usage

36.8

#2

2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

22.3

2.5 primary · 40.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Eastern Michigan

12.5

4.5 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 5.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

175

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tariq Speights quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
175