Orion Phillips
Orion Phillips
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 51–47
vs Kansas State
4 NO · 169 YDS · 42 AVG
Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Utah
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (17 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #27
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ralph Fawaz’s 2021 season.
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Differs from Ralph on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tom Snee's sophomore season at Oregon (2021).
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Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #14480
Peaked at #14480 this season.
Background
2025: Has appeared in all 12 of Utah’s games and serves as the holder on field goals and extra points. Has allowed just six returns for an average of 4.5 yards on 33 punts. Forced 17 fair catches and dropped 13 punts inside the 20-yard line. Logged eight boots of over 50 yards. Blasted two punts...