Linebacker, App State, 2023–26
Colton Phares
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Beaufort, SC
Colton Phares plays linebacker for App State. Last time out, at Coastal Carolina: 3 tackles. Phares leads App State in tackles this season.
2026 so far
38 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
Last game: 3 tackles at Coastal Carolina, W 35–32
Next game: vs. James Madison, Oct 22
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Old Dominion, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | App State | 10 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | App State | 10 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | App State | 10 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | App State | 10 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 225 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 App State 6 games, 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Maine | W 55–3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | at East Carolina | W 27–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Charlotte | W 26–21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at NC State | L 31–41 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Old Dominion | L 3–10 | 12 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Coastal Carolina | W 35–32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 App State 13 games, 101 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Charlotte | W 34–11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Lindenwood | W 20–13 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at Southern Miss | L 22–38 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Boise State | L 14–47 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Oregon State | W 27–23 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Georgia State | W 41–20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 37–45 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | atOld Dominion | L 21–24 | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Georgia Southern | L 23–25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at James Madison | L 10–58 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Marshall | W 26–24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Arkansas State | L 29–30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs.Georgia Southern | L 10–29 | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 App State 2 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | atMarshall | L 37–52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Georgia State | W 33–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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