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2019 Football Roster
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Philpots, Trae

Jersey Number 95
Trae Philpots
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 242
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fairburn, GA
- High School:
- Creekside
Bio
2019 (r-Senior)
• Started all 10 games he played
• Ended the season with 40 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs
• Graded out a winner seven games
• Was the team’s defensive lineman of the week three times
• Collected six tackles at Michigan
• Had three stops, including a TFL and a hurry in win over TSU
• Also had three tackles against Duke
• Collected three stops and a hurry at Iowa
• Registered five tackles at FAU
• Turned in four stops in win over FIU
• Injured against Rice and missed the ODU and WKU games
• Earned the team’s senior academic award
2018 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 14 games and had nine starts
• Enjoyed a career year with a personal-best 44 tackles, including 9.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks
• Had four tackles at No. 3 Georgia and also registered four against FAU
• Recorded seven stops, including a sack and 1.5 TFLs in win at Marshall
• Collected four tackles, including a TFL at FIU
• Added three stops in win over Charlotte, including a sack
• Registered a sack to go with three tackles at UTEP
• Had four stops, including as sack and two TFLs in C-USA title game
2017 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 13 games and had one start
• Had eight total tackles to go with a TFL and two hurries on the season
• Had a TFL in win over FIU
2016 (r-Freshman)
• Played in nine games and was in on 76 total snaps
• Had five tackles, including a half TFL on the season
2015 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Creekside High School
• In 2014, led Creekside with 64 tackles, 18 sacks and 22 TFLs
• Earned all-state and all-region honors as a senior
• Played for Coach Olten Downs
Personal
• Trae Jamal Philpots
• Parents: Gary Philpots and Ida Mae Philpots
• Born: 5/7/97
• Major: Concrete Industry Management
• Started all 10 games he played
• Ended the season with 40 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs
• Graded out a winner seven games
• Was the team’s defensive lineman of the week three times
• Collected six tackles at Michigan
• Had three stops, including a TFL and a hurry in win over TSU
• Also had three tackles against Duke
• Collected three stops and a hurry at Iowa
• Registered five tackles at FAU
• Turned in four stops in win over FIU
• Injured against Rice and missed the ODU and WKU games
• Earned the team’s senior academic award
2018 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 14 games and had nine starts
• Enjoyed a career year with a personal-best 44 tackles, including 9.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks
• Had four tackles at No. 3 Georgia and also registered four against FAU
• Recorded seven stops, including a sack and 1.5 TFLs in win at Marshall
• Collected four tackles, including a TFL at FIU
• Added three stops in win over Charlotte, including a sack
• Registered a sack to go with three tackles at UTEP
• Had four stops, including as sack and two TFLs in C-USA title game
2017 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 13 games and had one start
• Had eight total tackles to go with a TFL and two hurries on the season
• Had a TFL in win over FIU
2016 (r-Freshman)
• Played in nine games and was in on 76 total snaps
• Had five tackles, including a half TFL on the season
2015 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Creekside High School
• In 2014, led Creekside with 64 tackles, 18 sacks and 22 TFLs
• Earned all-state and all-region honors as a senior
• Played for Coach Olten Downs
Personal
• Trae Jamal Philpots
• Parents: Gary Philpots and Ida Mae Philpots
• Born: 5/7/97
• Major: Concrete Industry Management
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