Houston · L 32-35
No tackles.
Colorado · W 57-24
No tackles.
Iowa State · L 49-51
No tackles.
Phillips has tackles in 5 of Oklahoma State’s 8 games: none against Houston, Colorado and Iowa State.
4 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
How Oklahoma State Can Handle Safety After Mose Phillips Injury News
Sports Illustrated +1 Oct 22
Mose Phillips III
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Oregon — Week 2, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
How Oklahoma State Can Handle Safety After Mose Phillips Injury News
Sports Illustrated +1 Oct 22 · 2 outlets
from 5 outlets
How Oklahoma State Can Handle Safety After Mose Phillips Injury News
Sports Illustrated +1 Oct 22 · 2 outlets
Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Oklahoma State7 stories2026 to nowMost about: win.
Sports Illustrated +1Oklahoma State Lists Mose Phillips III as Doubtful for Houston ShowdownOct 14
The Oklahoman +1Mose Phillips III injury update: Oklahoma State football safety likely out for seasonOct 21Sports Illustrated +1How Oklahoma State Can Handle Safety After Mose Phillips Injury NewsOct 22
Missouri2025not tracked
Virginia Tech2023 to 2024not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Missouri | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 65 | 34 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 26 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 119 | 60 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs No. 6 Oregon | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Murray State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-24@ West Virginia | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 42-28vs UCF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 4 ended West Virginia’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, down 14-6. Ended West Virginia’s drive (int).
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -2 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL23 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Pass share
50.9%
289 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
71.0
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
The No. 1,293 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big 12 as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Brent Pry, Eli Drinkwitz and Eric Morris.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
