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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Kansas
Lonnie Phelps
DE • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Lonnie Phelps shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Miami (OH) • Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee Tech
Player Story
Lonnie Phelps built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive end from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 47, spending time with Kansas and Miami (OH). The clearest part of Lonnie Phelps' career was his...
Read the storyLonnie Phelps, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Miami (OH). Lonnie Phelps shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 30.5
- Sacks
- 23
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Lonnie Phelps quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · DE
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Tennessee Tech
- Latest roster
- No. 47 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · DE 10th (top 4%) · Big 12 45th (top 10%) · National 480th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 11 | 17 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 37.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 76.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 11 | 29 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 76.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 54 | 10.5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
Related Context
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Lonnie Phelps played DE for Miami (OH) and Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Lonnie Phelps recorded 111 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Miami (OH) paired 29 primary output with 37.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami (OH), Kansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Miami (OH)
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.6
Efficiency
37.7
Usage
13.1
Consistency
67.6
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 3. Cincinnati: 2. Minnesota: 4. Long Island University: 3. Central Michigan: 1. Eastern Michigan: 2. Akron: 3. Ball State: 2. Ohio: 4. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 1 by 34.2. Cincinnati: 1 by 24.2. Minnesota: 3 by 52.5. Long Island University: 6 by 55. Central Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Akron: 4 by 46.7. Ball State: 2 by 28.3. Ohio: 4 by 56.7. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 4 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.4 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses3 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/23 | vs North TexasSplash game | W 27-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/17 | vs Bowling Green2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/10 | vs Buffalo | W 45-18 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/2 | @ OhioSplash game | L 33-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Ball StateSplash game | W 24-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs AkronSplash game | W 34-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 12-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Central Michigan | W 28-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Long Island UniversitySplash game | W 42-7 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | L 26-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ CincinnatiSplash game | L 14-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Lonnie Phelps story
Lonnie Phelps built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive end from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 47, spending time with Kansas and Miami (OH). The clearest part of Lonnie Phelps' career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss, 23 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Lonnie Phelps' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 53 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas and Miami (OH).
The arc is straightforward: Lonnie Phelps moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Miami (OH)
2019-2021
Opening stop
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Kansas
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 10 | 16.3 | 4.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 10 | 16.3 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 4 | 36.7 | 9.3 | -6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 29 | 37.7 | 13.1 | 25 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 29 | 37.7 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 23.5 | 36.7 | 12.6 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tennessee Tech
Week 1 · W 56-10
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Bowling Green
Week 12 · W 34-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Ball State
Week 10 · W 38-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Ohio
Week 10 · L 33-35 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 2 · L 26-31
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Miami (OH)
29 primary output · 37.7 efficiency · 13.1 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
76.3
29 primary · 37.7 efficiency · 13.1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Kansas
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23.5 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 12.6 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
19
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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