Philip Blidi: DL · Auburn · #96.
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Philip Blidi
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Matt Wells, Joey McGuire, Tom Allen and Hugh Freeze. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Alabama — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Auburn | 21 | 16 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Indiana | 29 | 10 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 18 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 16 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 90 | 51 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs Alabama A&M | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-24vs Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31@ No. 5 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-21@ No. 19 Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-10@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-17vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-14vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 43-41vs No. 15 Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28@ No. 13 Alabama | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 21 | 16 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 43-41
vs Texas A&M
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Texas A&M at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries21 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
48.0%
368 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
63.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #207 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Texas Tech, Indiana and Auburn, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Matt Wells, Sonny Cumbie, Joey McGuire, Tom Allen and Hugh Freeze.
