Phillip Lee is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Arkansas.
Lee disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jon Sumrall, Gerad Parker and Sam Pittman. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Notre Dame — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Alabama A&M | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-41@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-32@ Memphis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-56vs No. 22 Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ No. 12 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 37-52@ No. 17 Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-31vs Missouri | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 16 | 6.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%6 TFLSack rate
11%4 sacksHurry rate
13%4 hurries31 tackles · 6 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
48.8%
381 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
65.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #302 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #47 of 60 SEC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,491 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the SEC as a senior.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Chip Lindsey, Jon Sumrall, Gerad Parker, Sam Pittman and Bobby Petrino.
