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2023 No. 3 Football Roster

0 Wendol Philord

0 Wendol Philord

  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Weight:
    180
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Athletic:
    Third Year
  • Academic:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Miramar, Fla.
  • Highschool:
    Miami Jackson

Summary

Biography

2023
  • Earned Second-Team AP All-America honors for the first time in his career
  • Named a First-Team AFCA All-American
  • Was an AFCA All-America Honorable Mention selection in 2022
  • Earned the program's first Sun Conference Special Teams Player of the Year
  • Named the 2023 SUN Defensive Back of the Year
  • Collected first-team all-conference honors as a return specialist for the second straight year
  • Started all 13 games for the Seahawks
  • Notched 49 total tackles (38 solo) with 11.0 tackles for loss
  • Became the second player in program history to record 100-or-more solo tackles in a career
  • Registered three-or-more tackles in seven games this season
  • Had a tackle for loss in 10 contests in 2023
  • Ranks third all-time in career tackles for loss at Keiser (27.0)
  • Is the school's all-time leader in fumble recoveries (7)
  • Returned a fumble for a touchdown (65 yards) versus Bethel (Tenn.) in the NAIA Quarterfinals - the second of his career
  • Posted two interceptions, including a 37-yard return for a touchdown versus Southeastern (10/21)
  • Is the only player in program history to record more than one interception return for a touchdown
  • Has seven pass breakups, three fumble recoveries, and ranks No. 4 in the SUN in passes defended (10)
  • Leads the conference (No. 5 in the nation) in punt return yards (15.7 per game) and is third in the SUN (No. 13 in the nation) in kick return yards (25.2 per game)
  • Was named the Sun Conference Special Teams Player of the Week four times in 2023
  • Recorded first-collegiate kick return for a touchdown with an 82-yard return (tied for the fourth longest in school history) at Warner (10/14)
  • Also returned three punts for touchdowns in 2023 – 58 yards versus Mississippi College (8/31), 69 yards at Ave Maria (10/28), and 56 yards versus Bethel (Tenn.) (12/2)
  • The punt return for a TD versus Mississippi College was the first of his career
  • Is the only player in school history with multiple punt returns for touchdowns

2022 
  • Started in all 14 games at defensive back
  • Garnered AFCA All-America honorable mention honors for the first time in his career
  • Named a First-Team All-Sun Conference selection as a defensive back for the second straight season
  • Second on the team in total tackles with 73.0 (single-season best)
  • Had five-or-more tackles in eight games
  • Tallied a team-high four interceptions 
  • Led the team with 10 pass breakups
  • Led the NAIA in total return yards (785) and return yards per return (32.7)
  • Named the SUN Defensive POW (10/24) 
  • Became just fourth player in program history to record 10-or-more tackles for loss - 10.0 TFL (-34 yards) 
  • Named the First Round Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game in Keiser's 27-17 win at No. 4 Bethel (Tenn.) (11/19)
  • Recorded 10 tackles (six solo) at in the NAIA First Round, including 1.5 tackles for loss (-10 yards) and one sack (-9 yards)
  • Notched seven tackles (five solo), including 1.5 TFL (-3 yards) and a pick (40-yard return) at Webber Int'l (11/12)
  • Posted eight tackles (three) solo and a key fumble recovery versus Ave Maria (10/29)
  • Produced 3.0 tackles for loss (-6 yards) in an eight-tackle performance at Southeastern (10/22)
  • Had a 41-yard pick-six versus Warner (10/15)
  • Set the school record for kick return yards with 196 at St. Thomas (10/8)
  • Recorded first interception of the year in the season opener at Warner (8/27)

2021 
  • Appeared in 12 games at defensive back
  • Garnered MSC Sun Division First Team honors for the first time in his career at safety
  • Led the conference in interceptions with six, matching the program's single-season record
  • Recorded 54 tackles with 38 of them being unassisted
  • Notched three tackles for loss and one sack
  • Forced two fumbles and logged five pass breakups
  • Totaled a season-best nine tackles and two interceptions in the win against St. Thomas
  • Returned 6 kickoffs for an average of 29.7 yards with a long of 60
  • Earned MSC Sun Division Defensive Player of the Week honors once in 2021

2020 
  • Participated in all 10 games with four starts
  • Notched 25 tackles and two and a half tackles for loss during his rookie campaign
  • Intercepted one pass, forced one fumble and recovered a fumble
  • Broke up three pass attempts
  • Recorded a season-best five tackles twice

Prep
  • Played football at Miami Jackson Senior High School
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2020First Year

    DB
    5'10" 162 lbs
    10
  • 3

    2021First Year

    DB
    5'10" 176 lbs
    3
  • 1

    2022Second Year

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    1
  • 0

    2023Third Year

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    0