Omar Gaither

Philadelphia Eagles 168th pick

MLB · Tennessee · 2006–2013

Draft Details

Year

2006

Round

Round 5

Pick

168th overall

Team

Philadelphia Eagles

Position

MLB

College

Tennessee

Omar Gaither Career Stats

Primary starter for 2 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2006	PHI	15	47	13	0	1	1	1	3	0
2007	PHI	16	55	33	0	0	2	1	8	1
2008	PHI	13	49	8	0	2.5	3	0	6	1
2009	PHI	5	21	6	0	1.5	2	0	1	0
2010	PHI	9	29	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	CAR	8	21	7	0	1	1	0	1	0
2012	OAK	5	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
2013	ATL	3	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		74	230	81	2	6	9	2	19	2

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Omar Gaither is a former middle linebacker out of Tennessee, selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 168th overall pick (round 5) in the 2006 NFL Draft. He played 92 regular-season games from 2006 to 2013, with the Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers, Oakland Raiders and Atlanta Falcons.

More from the 2006 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	HOU	Mario Williams	DE	N.C. State
1	2	NO	Reggie Bush	RB	USC
1	3	TEN	Vince Young	QB	Texas
1	4	NYJ	D'Brickashaw Ferguson	OT	Virginia
1	5	GB	A.J. Hawk	LB	Ohio State
1	6	SF	Vernon Davis	TE	Maryland
1	7	LV	Michael Huff	FS	Texas
1	8	BUF	Donte Whitner	S	Ohio State
1	9	DET	Ernie Sims	OLB	Florida State
1	10	ARI	Matt Leinart	QB	USC

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