Lonnie Phelps: DE · Kansas · #47.
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Lonnie Phelps
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Chuck Martin and Lance Leipold. All-Big 12 in 2022 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 8 tackles against Baylor, Week 8, 2022.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas | 54 | 43 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 30 | 23 | 13.5 | 9.5 | -- |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 19 | 11 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -- |
| Career | 111 | 81 | 30.5 | 23.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-10vs Tennessee Tech | 7 | 6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 55-42@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-30@ Houston | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-27vs Duke | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 14-11vs Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-38vs No. 17 TCU | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-52@ Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-35@ Baylor | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 37-16vs No. 18 Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-43@ Texas Tech | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-55vs Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-47@ No. 15 Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 43 | 10.5 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2022
W 56-10
3 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Tennessee Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
13%7 sacksTFL rate
19%10 TFLHurry rate
9%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
58%7 of 12 pressures54 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
46.0%
371 pass / 435 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
386 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
54 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #35 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Miami (OH) and Kansas, 23 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chuck Martin and Lance Leipold.
