Usage Score
3.4
Player Dossier
2018-2022Eastern 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 15.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
15.3
Consistency
12.5
Season Value
23.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 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: Texas State
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 Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Tariq Speights shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Tariq Speights played LB for Eastern Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tariq Speights recorded 175 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Eastern Michigan paired 3.5 primary output with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.3 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: Buffalo
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
15.3
Usage
3.4
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Kentucky: 0. Louisiana: 0. Arizona State: 0. Buffalo: 1.5. Massachusetts: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Ball State: 1. Central Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Arizona State: 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 7 by 44.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 18.3. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
44.2 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Central Michigan | W 38-19 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ball State | W 20-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Northern Illinois | L 10-39 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Massachusetts | W 20-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Buffalo | L 31-50 | 7 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Arizona State | W 30-21 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Louisiana | L 21-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 42-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Eastern Michigan
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020202120212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 9 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 3.5 | 41.9 | 10.1 | 3.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 5.5 | 32.4 | 5.4 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 5.5 | 32.4 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 3.5 | 15.3 | 3.4 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas State
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#2
Central Michigan
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.
#3
Northern Illinois
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.
#4
Buffalo
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.
#5
Kent State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
3.5 primary output · 41.9 efficiency · 10.1 usage
44.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
36.8
0 primary · 9 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
36.4
5.5 primary · 32.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
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.
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