Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Oregon | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Memphis | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-24vs South Dakota | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#1
Boen Phelps
Junior linebacker for Boise State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Rockford, WA · Freeman HS
CFB Index 57 · #234 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Tackles for loss: 95th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
21
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior linebacker for Boise State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Boise State in 2023.
Boen Phelps
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Boise State behind him. His first career honor landed in 2025: Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt: 8 tackles, 2 TFL against Memphis — Week 2, 2026.
21 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Boise State2-star out of Freeman
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Boise State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Boise State
Played his entire career under Spencer Danielson.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 21 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Boise State | 66 | 47 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 93 | 65 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Boen Phelps's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 38–24
vs South Dakota
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Spencer Danielson, all run-leaning offenses — 23-8 over that span.
2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2026Boise State2-1HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (95th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (91st percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
5%1 sacksPD rate
5%1 pass breakups21 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sacks.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
40.7%
88 pass / 128 run
Plays / game
72.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #13 of 45 Mountain West LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
- #1John Miller
- #12Chris Joe
- #13Boen Phelps
- #14Jadon Pearson
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 3,302 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Pac-12 as a junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Robert Stevens’s 2026 season.
82%match
Matches Robert on
Weight
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Robert on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Stevens's junior season at Arkansas State (2026).
Matches Robert on
Sack rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Robert on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Boen Phelps
Background
CAREER HONORS Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (2026) Phil Steele Preseason All-Pac-12 Third Team (2026) Burlsworth Trophy Nominee (2025) Old Trapper Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 29, 2025) 2x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2024, 2025) Mountain West…
The linebacker corps · Boise State
- #1Boen Phelps66 tackles · 2025
- #5Jayden Virgin56 tackles · 2025
- #43Jake Ripp43 tackles · 2025
- #95Max Stege27 tackles · 2025
- #51Roman Caywood11 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Boise State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology