Lj Phillips

Career Honors First Team All-Conference (2025) STATS Perform FCS Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) 2025 | Sophomore First Team All-Conference (RB) performer … Second Team All-MVFC (AP) ... Named the STATS Perform FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) and the MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) … became the fastest Yote in the Division I era to eclipse 1,000 yards in a season (eight games, six starts) … slid into the starting running back role ahead of Week 3 due to an injury … at Iowa State (Aug. 30): had four carries for 13 yards … at Lamar (Sept. 6): had a game-high 60 rushing yards on 14 carries with one 20-yard run (24 yards) … vs. Northern Colorado (Sept. 13): posted a career bests in carries (35), rushing yards (301) and had two rushing scores in the 24-17 overtime win over UNC … his 301 rushing yards sits second-best in program history for a single game, beats the USD Division I FCS record for most in a game, and the fifth MVFC rusher to have 300+ yards in a game and the first since 2012 … he became the first USD back to have 30+ carries since 2016 … vs. Drake (Sept. 20): posted second-straight 100-yard game with 143 yards on 19 carries … set a new career-long rush in back-to-back weeks with a 50-yard touchdown run … had a career-high four rushing touchdowns in the 42-21 victory … at North Dakota State (Sept. 27): held in check by a tough NDSU defense, having just 38 yards on 11 carries … vs. Murray State (Oct. 4): erupted for his second 200+ yard game of the season with 244 yards on 24 carries against the Racers … tied his career-best with another four touchdown game … at Indiana State (Oct. 11): had his second 30+ carry day with 35 carries for 187 yards and one touchdown … also had two receptions for 25 yards … at Northern Iowa (Oct. 18): 15 carries for 75 yards … set a career-best in receiving yards with 45 on four receptions … vs. Illinois State (Oct. 25): 26 carries for 129 yards with no touchdowns … vs. North Dakota (Nov. 1): had 24 carries for 106 yards with one touchdown … vs. South Dakota State (Nov. 8): 27 carries for 168 yards with two touchdowns … marked his fourth multi-touchdown game of the season … at Southern Illinois (Nov. 15): 17 carries for 92 yards with one touchdown … also had two receptions for 20 yards with his first-career receiving touchdown … vs. Drake – FCS Playoffs (Nov. 29): 14 carries for 132 yards and a touchdown … also had a long of 52 yards in the First Round win … at Mercer – FCS Playoffs (Dec. 6): posted his fifth 150-yard game of the season with 159 yards on 15 carries … averaged 10.6 yards per carry and rushed for two touchdowns … he set a South Dakota FCS Playoff single-game record for yards (159) and yards per carry (10.6). USD SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (entering Montana game) Rushing yards (1,847) sits second Mark is a USD DI FCS era record Rushing attempts (279) sits second Mark is a USD DI FCS era record Rushing touchdowns (18) sits fourth 2024 | Redshirt Freshman Appeared in all 14 games for the Coyotes and made two starts … made his first collegiate start in the season-opener against Northern State (Aug. 29) where he ran for 34 yards on five carries with a touchdown … on the year, had 29 carries for 176 yards and a pair of touchdowns … his other start came in the FCS Second Round matchup against Tarleton State (Dec. 7) … also recorded one reception for seven yards in the FCS Semifinal clash at Montana State (Dec. 21) … had a season-best seven carries and 52 yards in the 49-0 shutout win over Indiana State (Nov. 9). 2023 | Freshman One of eight true freshmen who competed for the Coyotes … made his collegiate debut in the 34-31 win against Youngstown State (Oct. 14) … first carry converted a key 3rd-and-1 in the third quarter of that game … ran a team-high 15 times for 93 yards and two touchdowns in the regular season finale at Western Illinois (Nov. 18) … scored on runs of 6 and 5 yards … longest carry went for 14 yards. Prep Two-time all-state running back who rushed for the third-most yards in Northwest history ... carried 379 times for 4,113 yards and 59 touchdowns for the Grizzlies ... only Demarcus Robinson and Breece Hall ran for more ... set a single-season record by averaging 14.9 yards per carry and averaged 10.9 yards during his prep career ... totaled 65 touchdowns in all ... also played baseball and basketball for the Grizzlies. Personal Son of Lendon and Melicia … kinesiology and sport management major at South Dakota.