Jalen Speer is Marshall’s steady high-usage lead guard and a recent Sun Belt Player of the Week
Speer gives Marshall a proven scoring-playmaking engine: in the 2024-25 season he averaged 15.7 points, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game while playing 31 games and heavy minutes, and he was named Sun Belt Player of the Week after a 20.5-point, 4-assist, 2-rebound week on efficient shooting. He looks like a fit for teams needing a mature, senior guard who can create offense, pressure the ball, and make winning plays; the main caution is that his value is tied to the ball in his hands, so he best fits a system that wants a primary initiator rather than a pure off-ball shooter.[5][4][2]
