Player Career

Trae Philpots Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Middle Tennessee

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee04.20.8
2016 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee04.20.80
2017 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee381.83
2017 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee381.80
2018 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee1424.97.611
2018 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee1424.97.60
2019 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee8.525.26.8-5.5

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.

3

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

2

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

2

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

55.1

#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

0

10+ tackle games