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1 TJ Speight

  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 170
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position Wide Reciever
  • Hometown Forte Meade, MD
  • Highschool Meade

Biography

2025 (Redshirt Senior)
  • Phil Steele Preseason All-CAA First Team (WR/AP)
  • Phil Steele Preseason All-CAA Second Team (KR)
2024 (Senior)
  • Second Team All-CAA selection at kick returner
  • Third Team All-CAA selection at wide receiver
  • Phil Steele Third Team All-CAA at wide receiver
  • Phil Steele Third Team All-CAA as an all-purpose player
  • Phil Steele Fourth Team All-CAA at kick returner
  • Played in all 12 games, including seven starts at wide receiver
  • Totaled 61 receptions for 896 yards and six receiving touchdowns
  • Had 346 yards on 16 kickoff returns, including one touchdown
  • 61 catches led the team and were tied for ninth in a single season in Monmouth history
  • 112.2 all-purpose yards ranked fourth in the CAA
  • Second on the team and tied for ninth in the CAA with six receiving touchdowns
  • 896 yards were second on the team and sixth in the CAA
  • Had three 100-yard games
  • Led the team with 97 yards receiving, including a 44-yard reception, on five grabs at Eastern Washington (8/29)
  • Totaled 97 yards on three grabs, including a career-long 89-yard touchdown reception against Lafayette (9/7)
  • Had five catches for 38 yards and a touchdown in the win at FIU (9/21)
  • Returned a kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown in the win over Fordham (9/28)
  • Totaled 133 yards receiving on six grabs, including an 87-yard TD, against Delaware (10/5)
  • Registered his first-career three-touchdown performance with two receiving scores and a rushing TD in the win over Bryant (10/19)
  • Had seven receptions for 51 yards, plus the 64-yard rushing TD, and 44 yards on kickoff returns against the Bulldogs (10/19)
  • Set a new career-high with nine receptions totaling 82 yards at Rhode Island (11/2)
  • Led the team with seven catches for 120 yards in the win over No. 8/9 Villanova (11/16)
  • Set a new career-high with 151 yards on seven grabs in the win at No. 20/18 Stony Brook (11/23)
  • Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention 
  • Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-America Fourth Team
  • Phil Steele Preseason All-CAA First Team
2023 (Junior)
  • Phil Steele Third Team All-CAA at kick returner
  • Played in all 11 games on offense and special teams as a junior 
  • Totaled 19 receptions for 181 yards on the season
  • Returned 10 kickoffs for 315 yards and a touchdown on the year
  • Had a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Hampton (10/14)
  • Also had a 69-yard return against the Pirates
  • CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (10/16)
  • Also had five rush attempts for 19 yards 
  • Had a season high of six receptions at Florida Atlantic (9/2), earning 72 total yards 
  • Had one solo tackle against New Hampshire (11/11)
  • Assisted on a tackle against Campbell (9/16)
2022 (Sophomore)
  • Appeared in seven games on special teams and at wide receiver as a sophomore
  • Made his collegiate debut and had two catches for 21 yards in the win over Georgetown (9/17)
  • Made five solo tackles on special teams
2021 (Freshman)
  • Did not see any game action as a true freshman
High School
  • Played running back and wide receiver under Coach Mike Francis at Meade High School
  • Totaled over 800 yards and seven touchdowns his junior season
  • Finished with 9.6 yards per rush and 16.0 yards per catch
  • Recorded two special teams returning TDs in his career
  • Missed his senior year due to Covid-19
  • Second team all-county selection at both wide receiver and defensive back
Personal
  • Son of Sabrina and Tareyton Speight
  • Major is sports medicine

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 83

    2021Freshman

    Wide Reciever
    5'11" 160 lbs
    83
  • 83

    2022Sophomore

    Wide Reciever
    5'11" 175 lbs
    83
  • 83

    2023Junior

    Wide Reciever
    5'11" 170 lbs
    83
  • 1

    2024Senior

    Wide Reciever
    5'11" 170 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Wide Reciever
    5'11" 170 lbs
    1