Wendol Philord is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Florida Atlantic.
Philord erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Florida Atlantic. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Memphis — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 16 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 41 | 28 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4 |
| Career | 57 | 36 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-39@ Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Florida A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-38@ Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-55vs Memphis | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 27-21@ Rice | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 53-33vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 45-48vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-42vs East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 56-14
vs Florida A&M
2 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 42-point win at home against Florida A&M.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
25%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFL16 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
62.3%
580 pass / 351 run
Plays / game
77.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
606 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #25 of 28 American Athletic DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Zach Kittley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
