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Philip Blidi Season 2024

#96

Philip Blidi Season 2024

PositionD
Weight284 lbs
Height6-3
ClassSenior
HometownTrenton, N.J.
Previous SchoolIndiana

2024: Transfer defensive tackle from Indiana … 91 career tackles, 40 at Texas Tech and 30 at Indiana … 3 solo stops against Alabama A&M … 4 tackles against Arkansas … sack, 3 tackles vs. Texas A&M … 6 tackles and forced a fumble at Alabama

Before Auburn: Spent the 2023 season at Indiana, where he played in all 12 games with 11 starts … 30 tackles for the season; had six stops against Akron and five against Purdue … played at Texas Tech for the 2020-22 seasons, appearing in 35 games … recorded 40 tackles, 6.5 TFL, and 2.0 sacks for the Red Raiders … defensive lineman of the year for the state of New Mexico playing for Coach Jaime Ramirez at Portales High … first team all-state as a junior and senior … 94 tackles, 13 TFL, 7 sacks as a senior leading Portales to the Class 4A state title … also a basketball letterman and a state medalist in the shot put

Personal: Birthday is May 12 … son of Patience Karngbaye and Kula Bidi … he and his wife Emma have two children, Amara and Brooks … has five brothers and five sisters … enjoys fishing, shooting, cooking, painting, bike riding and welding … earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Indiana in May, 2024 … studying in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn

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