Wilton Speight

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wilton Speight
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 6, 1994(1994-12-06)
Age	30
Birthplace	Henrico County
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Wilton Speight Biography

Wilton Speight is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on December 6, 1994 in Henrico County, United States. Speight was born in Henrico County, Virginia, on the 6th of December, 1994. He was the son of Robert Wilton Speight, Jr. played basketball and his grandfather, Robert Wilton Speight, Sr. was a second team All-American Basketball player from 1953. He later retired his jersey during his time at NC State. Speight is the oldest of three brothers. Speight’s younger brothers include Griffin as well as Jess. Jess received an award as an offensive lineman in third grade at Michigan.

On the 17th of November, Speight completed 13 of 22 passes for an impressive 166 yards, a touchdown and an interception in the game. UCLA defeated its rivals in crosstown play that is USC Trojans. USC Trojans, 34-27. Speight also ran to score a touchdown against the Trojans.

After leading Michigan to a 9–0 start with a 59–3 victory in his career-high 362-yard passing performance against Maryland on November 5, Speight and Michigan lost to Iowa 14–13 on November 12.

In early February 2013, Speight received a scholarship offer, and promptly verbally committed, to play college football at the University of Michigan. On October 16, 2013, he signed his early enrollment letter. In January 2014, he enrolled early at Michigan. He attended Michigan’s spring camp in March 2014 under coach Brady Hoke. Speight redshirted his entire freshman season for the 2014 Wolverines as fifth-year senior Devin Gardner led the team.

Speight played in high school football and basketball at Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia. He was a highly sought-after Virginia athletics student who was sought out by universities like Virginia Tech before he suffered a serious collarbone injury in the first game of his sophomore season which needed a steel plate as well as eight screws for repair, caused many schools to stop pursuing his. Speight had suffered a previous injured medial collateral ligament. Speight employed quarterback expert Steve Clarkson to help him get back to his best and recorded 32 touchdowns and 2,900 yards in ten games of the season of 2012. He was not ranked by the majority of sites at the time. In the months following, after rankings for players were reviewed after his second attempt during his junior year in 2012 He was the No. 7 quarterback ranked in the class of 2014 as per ESPN. Other rating services also added Speight to their rankings for the class of 2014 as 16.16 by Rivals.com in addition to 21 from Scout.com after his changing of class. Speight participated at his first appearance in the Under Armour All-America Game, passing two times for an impressive 63 yards. Speight started as the quarterback and also served as captain of the team.

Wilton Speight Net Worth

Wilton Speight is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wilton Speight 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Robert Wilton Speight III (born on December 6 1994) is an American football player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He played in the NCAA football tournament with the UCLA Bruins and Michigan Wolverines. In high school , he was the 2014. Under Armour All-America Game selection and then played in college football with the Michigan Wolverines. Speight was a redshirted player in 2014 and played as the backup quarterback in the year 2015. In redshirt sophomore 2016 he started 12 games and was named to the third team of All-Big Ten recognition. In 2017 Speight began four games, after suffering an injury that ended the season. In April of 2018, Speight announced that he will be moving to UCLA.

On the 1st of October Speight’s game-changing Fourth quarter-quarter touchdown throw to Amara Darboh in the eighth-ranked Wisconsin brought Michigan into its very first victory against a top-10 foe following the 2009 Wolverines defeated the 2008 Badgers to end the streak of 12 consecutive defeats.

Speight did not see game action again until the Bruins’ matchup with the Arizona Wildcats on October 20. True freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson- Robinson suffered an injury in the second quarter, and Speight came in to take his place. Speight completed 17 of 27 passes for 204 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions, as the Bruins defeated the Wildcats, 31–30. On November 10, Speight posted a season-high 335 yards passing and 2 touchdowns in a 31–28 loss to Arizona State.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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As a redshirt freshman for the 2015 Wolverines, Speight began the season as a backup to Jake Rudock and Shane Morris. Speight made his Michigan debut on September 12, 2015, taking kneel-down snaps in the closing minutes of a victory over Oregon State. Asked why he played Speight instead of Morris at the end of the Oregon State game, head coach Jim Harbaugh explained that he did not want to burn Morris’s redshirt year on a meaningless snap, emphasizing that Morris remained his No. 2 quarterback.

Facts & Trivia

Wilton Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wilton Speight celebrates birthday on December 6 of every year.

In August 2016, Speight and O’Korn entered training camp as Michigan’s quarterback frontrunners. Coach Harbaugh refused to reveal the identity of his starting quarterback prior to the opening game. On September 3, 2016, Speight was named the starting quarterback. In the opening game, Speight led Michigan to a 63–3 victory over Hawaii. On Michigan’s first play from scrimmage, Speight threw an interception on an attempted screen pass to Jake Butt. For the game, he completed 10 of 13 passes for 145 yards with three touchdown passes and one interception.

Top Facts about Wilton Speight

1. Wilton Speight is a former quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines.
2. He was born on December 6, 1994 in Richmond, Virginia.
3. Speight played high school football at Collegiate School in Richmond.
4. In college, he transferred from UCLA to San Diego State University.
5. During his time at Michigan, he threw for over 3,000 yards and 22 touchdowns.
6. Speight led the Wolverines to a Citrus Bowl victory in 2016.
7. He went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft but signed with the San Francisco 49ers as a free agent.
8. Speight has also played professionally in the XFL and The Spring League.
9. He stands at 6’6″ tall and weighs approximately 240 pounds.
10. Speight is known for his strong arm and accuracy as a passer.

Where is Wilton Speight now?

So after starting at quarterback in college for two recent 49ers head coaches, Speight is now a member of the 49ers.

Did Wilton Speight get drafted?

Professional career. After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft , Speight signed with the San Francisco 49ers.

What is John O Korn doing now?

Former Michigan quarterback John O’Korn announces he’s joining the Lions – Pride Of Detroit.

How much does Jim Harbaugh make?

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh will receive a base salary of $7.05 million this fall and up to $7.6 million in the final year of his new contract, which runs through the 2026 season, according to a copy obtained by ESPN on Thursday.

Who Hurts Jalen's backup?

If Hurts, who officially was a limited practice participant Wednesday, suffers a setback as the week progresses, backup Gardner Minshew would get the start. The Eagles sit at 5-7 heading into Sunday’s game against the three-win Jets, half a game back of a playoff spot.