Ameer Speed spent one year with Michigan State football but trusted Mel Tucker enough to leave national champion Georgia for East Lansing.
The move paid off.
The cornerback was selected by New England in the sixth round of the NFL draft on Saturday with the No. 214 overall pick. He was the second Spartan taken in the sixth round by the Patriots, following punter Bryce Baringer, who went at pick No. 192.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound native of Jacksonville, Florida, arrived at MSU as a graduate transfer in early 2022 after winning the 2021 national championship with the Bulldogs.