Age
31
Jun 1, 1995
E.J. Speed
#45
IND · 2019–2024→HOU · 2025–presentACT
E.J.Speed#45LB
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
62
2025
TFL
2
regular season
Sacks
0.0
regular season
QB Hits
2
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
46%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2019 — Present · Includes honors2025–
Houston Texans · Linebacker
LB · 19 active weeks
NFL
2019–2024
Indianapolis Colts · Linebacker
LB · 101 active weeks
NFL
Draft Profile
2019 DraftSelection
Round 5, Pick 164
#164 overall by Indianapolis Colts
TeamIND
Overall#164
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaAll-Pro Reels. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.