Philip Blidi
Philip Blidi
Wins his gap play after play. Across four seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Matt Wells, Joey McGuire, Tom Allen and Hugh Freeze. The receipt: 6 tackles against Alabama — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, and Hugh Freeze. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| 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 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 47 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2024
W 43–41
vs Texas A&M
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Edged out Texas A&M at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dominic Bailey’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Lee's graduate season at UNLV (2025).
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