Jess Speight

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
DL
Height:
6-5
Weight:
310
Hometown:
Richmond, Va.
High School:
The Collegiate School

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 5, at Indiana (Nov. 23, 2019)
• Solos: 3, at Indiana (Nov. 23, 2019)
• Asst: 2, at Indiana (Nov. 23, 2019)
• TFLs: none
• Sacks: none
• Int.: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: none

At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021)
• Co-recipient of the 2018 Team's Scout Team Player of the Year Award (Offense)
• Four-year letterman (2018-19-20-21)
• Appeared in 27 games during his Michigan career with one start along the defensive line

Graduate Student (2021)
• Appeared in 12 games along the defensive line and contributed on special teams; made six tackles to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Played snaps along the defensive line against Western Michigan (Sept. 4), Rutgers (Sept. 25), at Wisconsin (Oct. 2), at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• Credited with one assisted tackle playing along the defensive line against Washington (Sept. 11)
• Made one solo tackle playing along the defensive line against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18) while also playing on special teams
• Delivered one assisted stop playing along the defensive line against Northwestern (Oct. 23)
• Assisted on one tackle playing inside against Indiana (Nov. 6)
• Played on special teams at Penn State (Nov. 13)
• Played along the defensive interior and on special teams at Maryland (Nov. 20)
• Assisted on special team against Ohio State (Nov. 27)
• Credited with an assisted stop against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4) playing inside, and also helped out on special teams
• Assisted on one tackle playing in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Senior (2020)
• Appeared in all six games along the defensive line and on special teams; made two tackles to earn his third varsity letter
• Played snaps along the defensive line and on special teams against Michigan State (Oct. 31), at Minnesota (Oct. 24), at Indiana (Nov. 7)
• Made one solo tackle playing along the defensive lone against Wisconsin (Nov. 14)
• Credited with one assisted stop at Rutgers (Nov. 21)
• Contributed along the defensive line against Penn State (Nov. 28)

Junior (2019)
• Appeared in seven games along the defensive line with one start; made seven tackles to earn his second varsity letter
• Earned a scholarship at the start of the season after beginning his career as a walk-on
• Played along the defensive line against Rutgers (Sept. 28), Ohio State (Nov. 30) and at Maryland (Nov. 2)
• Made a career-high five stops (three solo) playing along the interior defensive line at Indiana (Nov. 23)
• Made his first career start along the defensive line against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1)

Sophomore (2018)
• Earned his first varsity letter
• Appeared in one game to earn his first varsity letter
• Co-recipient of the Team's Scout Team Player of the Year Award (Offense)
• Named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his role in helping the defense prepare for Nebraska
• Contributed on special teams against Nebraska (Sept. 22)

Freshman (2017)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended Collegiate High School (2017) coached by Mark Palyo

Key statistics
• Helped lead his team to a State Championship and 8-2 record as a senior at the VISAA Division I

Honors and Rankings
• 2016 All-USA Virginia football second team

Personal
• Jess Speight was born March 9, 1999
• Son of Bobby and Martha Speight
• Attended the same high school as his brother and teammate, Wilton
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, studying economics