Phillip Walker

Quarterback for Temple. 2016: 3,295 passing yards, 22 TD, 13 INT.

QB · Temple · #8

5′11″ · Elizabeth, NJ

Temple 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 quarterback for Temple. 2016: 3,295 passing yards, 22 TD, 13 INT.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Temple, 8,585 passing yards — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Temple

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Matt Rhule

Temple

Played his entire career under Matt Rhule.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Matt Rhule — 26-14 over that span.

2014Temple6-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

2015Temple10-4HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

2016Temple10-4HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: pass yards (84th percentile). Concern: rush yards (4th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Pass yards#28 / 167 · 84th pct

3295

Yards / att#34 / 167 · 79th pct

8.3

Pass TDs#39 / 167 · 76th pct

Fumbles lost#24 / 163 · 72nd pct

Completion %#96 / 167 · 43rd pct

58.2%

Rush TDs#106 / 167 · 29th pct

Interceptions#153 / 167 · 7th pct

Rush yards#161 / 167 · 4th pct

-100

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home7g	179	1.3	8.2	0.9
Road7g	292	1.9	8.7	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-78g	247	1.5	7.5	1.4
Weeks 8+6g	220	1.7	9.8	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

K.C. Keeler

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Temple	230	395	58.2%	3,295	8.3	22	13	140.1	--	--	--
2015	Temple	246	433	56.8%	2,973	6.9	19	8	125.3	--	--	--
2014	Temple	203	381	53.3%	2,317	6.1	13	15	107.8	--	--	--
Career		679	1,209	56.2%	8,585	7.1	54	36	124.6	--	--	--

Season	Team
2016	Temple	65	-100	-1.5	1	--
2015	Temple	81	207	2.6	2	--
2014	Temple	106	324	3.1	3	--
Career		252	431	1.7	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2016

W 46–30

vs South Florida

209 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.5 · -11 rush yds (3 car)

Edged out South Florida at home in a shootout.

With R. Armstead — 210 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · A. Starzyk — 34 AVG · 38 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	L 13-28vs Army	12/26	168	0	3	6.5	7.2	3 INTs — rough day
Wk 2	W 38-0vs Stony Brook	11/23	124	3	1	5.4	51.5	3 TD passes
Wk 3	L 27-34@ Penn State	25/34	286	0	1	8.4	67.9
Wk 4	W 48-20vs Charlotte	15/26	268	2	0	10.3	82.8	Clean 2-TD game
Wk 5	W 45-20vs SMU	7/18	124	1	2	6.9	23.3
Wk 6	L 27-34@ Memphis	36/59	445	2	2	7.5	52.1	Season-high 445 yds
Wk 7	W 26-25@ UCF	12/24	167	2	1	7.0	16.3
Wk 8	W 46-30vs South Florida	14/21	209	1	0	10.0	64.5
Wk 9	W 34-13vs Cincinnati	12/19	199	2	0	10.5	84.6
Wk 10	W 21-0@ UConn	12/18	215	3	2	11.9	90.0	3 TD passes
Wk 12	W 31-0@ Tulane	18/33	337	2	0	10.2	89.2	Clean 2-TD game
Wk 13	W 37-10vs East Carolina	12/20	158	0	0	7.9	86.7
Wk 14	W 34-10@ Navy	16/25	199	2	0	8.0	88.4
Bowl	L 26-34@ Wake Forest	28/49	396	2	1	8.1	45.9
Total		230/395	3295	22	13	8.5	60.7

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology