Indianapolis cut Leonard in a somewhat surprising move Tuesday, leaving a large gap in their front seven for the remainder of the season. Speed was already on track for a career-best campaign in the tackle department with 41 total so far, and his projected uptick in playing time could put him on the IDP radar for the rest of 2023.
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E.J. Speed Career Stats
Career Stats
SK
TK
AST
INT
TFL
2
149
64
0
0
Defensive
Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACK | SACKYDS | INT | DEF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 16 | 76 | 24 | 100 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
2022 | 17 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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E.J. Speed Game Log 2023
2023 Regular Season
|
defensive
|
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date
|
Opp
|
Result
|
SOLO
|
AST
|
TOTAL
|
SACK
|
SACKYDS
|
INT
|
DEF
|
TFL
|
1/6
|
L
19-23
|
10
|
3
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
12/31
|
W
23-20
|
8
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12/24
|
L
10-29
|
10
|
2
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
12/16
|
W
30-13
|
9
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12/3
|
W
33-28
|
6
|
2
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
11/26
|
W
27-20
|
5
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
11/12
|
W
10-6
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
11/5
|
W
27-13
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10/29
|
L
27-38
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10/22
|
L
38-39
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
10/15
|
L
20-37
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
10/8
|
W
23-16
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
10/1
|
L
23-29
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
9/24
|
W
22-19
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
9/17
|
W
31-20
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
9/10
|
L
21-31
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Regular Season Totals |
76
|
24
|
100
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
4
|
12
|
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E.J. Speed Player Profile
Team
Indianapolis Colts
Birthdate
6/1/1995 (29)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'4", 227 lbs
Draft Info
2019: Rd 5; Pk (IND)
Birthplace
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Position
LB
College
Tarleton State
Experience
6 seasons
Career History
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Indianapolis Colts
2019-Present
(5 seasons)
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E.J. Speed Latest News
Taking over as starter
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Indianapolis cut Leonard in a somewhat surprising move Tuesday, leaving a large gap in their front seven for the remainder of the season. Speed was already on track for a career-best campaign in the tackle department with 41 total so far, and his projected uptick in playing time could put him on the IDP radar for the rest of 2023.