Phillip Dunnam is a defensive back who has played in 2 games this season, most recently Oct 31.
Dunnam hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The first career honor came in 2025: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against North Carolina Central — Week 8, 2026.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 12-31vs North Carolina Central | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 36-33vs Norfolk State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 36-33
vs Norfolk State · neutral site
1 interception · 4 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Norfolk State at a neutral site in a shootout.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Team sack rate
3.6%
28 dropbacks · PBP
Player standing · 2026
No accolade-ladder standing yet.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #11 of 42 Big 12 DBs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
Played for four programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 4 schools: Tom Allen, Tom Herman and Scott Frost.
