Phillip Dunnam
Phillip Dunnam
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Phillip Dunnam has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Jacksonville State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCF | 60 | 44 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 48 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Indiana | 53 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Indiana | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 166 | 108 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 13 | 9 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 68–7
vs North Carolina A&T
1 TOT
Dominant 61-point win at home against North Carolina A&T.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCF
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · UCF
Returning around him
- 1 UCF player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (32 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCF · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #43 · 2026 recruiting class #66
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Cook’s 2022 season.
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Differs from Anthony on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to M.J. Griffin's senior season at Louisville (2024).
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