Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 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 | |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#1
Boen Phelps
Junior linebacker for Boise State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Rockford, WA · Freeman HS
CFB Index 57 · #234 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Boise State for 2026
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
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Tackles for loss: 91st percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
16
tackles · 2026
2.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Boise State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Boise State in 2023.
Boen Phelps
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. 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.
16 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.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Spencer Danielson, all run-leaning offenses — 22-8 over that span.
2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2026Boise State1-1HC: 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 (91st percentile). Strength: solo tackles (87th 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.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.0 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 16 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Boise State | 66 | 47 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 88 | 62 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–20
vs Memphis
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boise State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Boise State
Returning around him
- 1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #51
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jacobi Hearn’s 2019 season.
Matches Jacobi on
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Jacobi on
Class year (lower)
Tackle volume (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Syeed Gibbs's junior season at Georgia Tech (2024).
Matches Syeed on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Syeed on
Weight (higher)
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 Scholar-Athl...
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