Defensive back, Tennessee Tech (from App State), 2022–26
Omari Philyaw
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 168 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Charlotte, NC
Omari Philyaw plays defensive back for Tennessee Tech, after App State (2022–23). Last time out, against Eastern Kentucky: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
38 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 4 tackles vs. Eastern Kentucky, W 49–20
Next game: at The Citadel, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Western Carolina, 2026Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024 and 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | App State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | App State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Tech | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tennessee Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech | 38 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 57 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | App State | 4 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | App State | 4 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee Tech | 4 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Tennessee Tech | 4 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech | 4 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 168 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Tennessee Tech 7 games, 38 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Monmouth | W 38–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | at Chattanooga | W 24–9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Samford | W 45–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Wofford | W 42–38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at Western Carolina | L 20–44 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Furman | W 20–15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 49–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 Tennessee Tech 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | at Kentucky | L 10–42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Tennessee Tech 5 games, 10 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L 25–32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Georgia | L 3–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Gardner-Webb | W 52–21 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 28–23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 16 | at UT Martin | W 10–9 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2023 App State 3 games, 4 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at North Carolina | L 34–40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. East Carolina | W 43–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 24–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 App State 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 | at Georgia Southern | L 48–51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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