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Player Dossier
2023-2025App State
Colton Phares
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Beaufort, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Colton Phares shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Player Story
Colton Phares built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Beaufort, SC wearing No. 10, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Colton Phares' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Colton Phares, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · App State. Colton Phares shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 105
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Colton Phares quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 105
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- Georgia Southern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Beaufort · App State
- High school pipeline
- Beaufort · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 101 tackles · LB 38th (top 3%) · Sun Belt 6th (top 1%) · National 48th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | App State | 13 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 75.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | App State | 13 | 89 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 75.8 |
Related Context
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Colton Phares played LB for App State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Colton Phares recorded 23 receiving yards and 105 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
App State paired 19.5 primary output with 47.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 47.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · App State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
47.4
Usage
13.6
Consistency
55.7
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Southern: 0.5. Charlotte: 0. Lindenwood: 1.5. Southern Miss: 3. Boise State: 0.5. Oregon State: 2.5. Georgia State: 2. Coastal Carolina: 0. Old Dominion: 0.5. Georgia Southern: 4. James Madison: 2. Marshall: 0. Arkansas State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Southern: 12 by 55. Charlotte: 5 by 20.8. Lindenwood: 8 by 48.3. Southern Miss: 8 by 63.3. Boise State: 3 by 17.5. Oregon State: 10 by 66.7. Georgia State: 4 by 36.7. Coastal Carolina: 11 by 45.8. Old Dominion: 11 by 50.8. Georgia Southern: 6 by 65. James Madison: 8 by 53.3. Marshall: 8 by 33.3. Arkansas State: 7 by 59.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 8 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/29 | vs Georgia Southern10+ tackles | L 10-29 | 12 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | L 29-30 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Marshall | W 26-24 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ James MadisonSplash game | L 10-58 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/7 | vs Georgia SouthernSplash game | L 23-25 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Old Dominion10+ tackles | L 21-24 | 11 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Coastal Carolina10+ tackles | L 37-45 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Georgia StateSplash game | W 41-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Oregon State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-23 | 10 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Boise State | L 14-47 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Southern MissSplash game | L 22-38 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Lindenwood | W 20-13 | 8 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Charlotte | W 34-11 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Colton Phares story
Colton Phares built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Beaufort, SC wearing No. 10, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Colton Phares' career was his defensive production: 105 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with App State. 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 Colton Phares' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 23 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across App State.
The arc is straightforward: Colton Phares 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
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App State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | App State | 19.5 | 47.4 | 13.6 | 19.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | App State | 19.5 | 47.4 | 13.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 103 Georgia Southern
Week 11 · L 23-25 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 94 Southern Miss
Week 3 · L 22-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 100 Arkansas State
Week 14 · L 29-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 126 Oregon State
Week 6 · W 27-23
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 27 James Madison
Week 12 · L 10-58 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · App State
19.5 primary output · 47.4 efficiency · 13.6 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · App State
75.8
19.5 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 13.6 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · App State
40.3
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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