Player Career

Phillip Lindsay Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Phillip Lindsay story

Phillip Lindsay built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a player from Aurora, CO wearing No. 23, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Phillip Lindsay's career was his backfield work: 3,770 rushing yards, 764 carries, 36 rushing touchdowns, and 1,081 receiving yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Colorado. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1,081 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 1,077 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado.

The arc is straightforward: Phillip Lindsay 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.

  1. 1

    Colorado

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonColorado0
2014 Regular SeasonColorado00
2015 Regular SeasonColorado77
2016 PostseasonColorado1710
2016 Regular SeasonColorado170
2017 Regular SeasonColorado15-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arizona State

Week 6 · L 23-48 · Conference game

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

2

Touchdowns

100 takeover

2 primary-metric impact.

#2

vs Nicholls

Week 4 · W 48-0

2

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

2 primary-metric impact.

#3

@ Arizona

Week 11 · W 49-24 · Conference game

3

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

3 primary-metric impact.

#4

vs Arizona State

Week 7 · W 40-16 · Conference game

3

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

3 primary-metric impact.

#5

vs Arizona

Week 6 · L 42-45 · Conference game

3

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

3 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · Colorado

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2016 Postseason · Colorado

78.4

17 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Colorado

78.4

17 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

11

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games