Linebacker, Tennessee, 2002–05
Omar Gaither
- Born
- Mar 18, 1984, in Charlotte, North Carolina
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Omar Gaither played linebacker at Tennessee (2002–05). The Philadelphia Eagles took Gaither in round 5, No. 168 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
- Best season
- 2005
- Second-team All-SEC
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tennessee | 2 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only.
Game by game
2004 Tennessee 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 42–17 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at South Carolina | W 43–29 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 | Combine or pro day 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ | |
| Weight | 234 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.82 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 37″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 23 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.31 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 74 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 60 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 88 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 57 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2009 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 27 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Oakland Raiders | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 74 | 311 | 6 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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