Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Middle Tennessee
Trae Philpots
DE • 6'3" • 242 lbs • Fairburn, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Trae Philpots shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Player Story
Trae Philpots built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 95, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Trae Philpots' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Trae Philpots, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Middle Tennessee. Trae Philpots shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 97
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 8
Quick Answers
Trae Philpots quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · DE
- Career Tackles
- 97
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- UAB
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Creekside · Middle Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Creekside · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · DE 48th (top 16%) · Conference USA 107th (top 18%) · National 988th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 14.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 40 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 47.6 |
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Trae Philpots played DE for Middle Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Trae Philpots recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Middle Tennessee paired 14 primary output with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
25.2
Usage
6.8
Consistency
47.7
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 1. Tennessee State: 2. Duke: 0. Iowa: 1. Marshall: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. North Texas: 2.5. Florida International: 0. Charlotte: 0.5. Rice: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 6 by 35. Tennessee State: 3 by 32.5. Duke: 3 by 12.5. Iowa: 3 by 22.5. Marshall: 1 by 14.2. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 20.8. North Texas: 5 by 45.8. Florida International: 4 by 16.7. Charlotte: 5 by 25.8. Rice: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/16 | vs Rice | L 28-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Charlotte | L 20-34 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Florida International | W 50-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ North TexasSplash game | L 30-33 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 13-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Marshall | W 24-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Iowa | L 3-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Duke | L 18-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Tennessee StateSplash game | W 45-26 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Michigan | L 21-40 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Trae Philpots story
Trae Philpots built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 95, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Trae Philpots' career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Middle Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Trae Philpots' production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Middle Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Trae Philpots moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Middle Tennessee
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 8 | 1.8 | 3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 8 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 24.9 | 7.6 | 11 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 24.9 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8.5 | 25.2 | 6.8 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UAB
Week 14 · L 25-27 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
@ North Texas
Week 8 · L 30-33 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Marshall
Week 6 · W 34-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Tennessee State
Week 2 · W 45-26
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Vanderbilt
Week 1 · L 7-35
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
14 primary output · 24.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
55.1
14 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
47.6
8.5 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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