Texas State · W 46-45
8 tackles
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 2 above.
“Phelps got denied on the last play. Not this one!!”
Boise State fan, r/CFB game thread · at Washington State, Oct 24
Boen Phelps
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Arrived as a two-star recruit; three seasons of production at Boise State since. First career honor, 2025: Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Texas State — Week 9, 2026.
49 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Boen Phelps at Oregon.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 49 | 24 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 66 | 47 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2024 | Boise State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 121 | 76 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 tackles, 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ No. 2 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 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-7@ Western Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-18vs Utah State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ Fresno State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-10@ Washington State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 46-45vs Texas State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 24 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 46-45 vs Texas State, play by play
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Boise State’s defense played that day
Texas State’s 12 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 7. His pbu came with Boise State up 1.
6 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Washington State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 17-10. Ended Washington State’s drive (int).
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. His sack on 4th and 13 ended Memphis’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 4th and 13. Fourth quarter, up 38-20. Ended Memphis’s drive (downs).
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
6%3 pass breakups49 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Spencer Danielson, all run-leaning offenses — 28-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
41.9%
235 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
70.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
252 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #95 at the position.
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
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
The No. 3,302 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Andy Avalos → Spencer Danielson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
