Colton Phares
App State Mountaineers
81
Good

Colton Phares

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Projected Starter

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Colton Phares is the projected starter at MLB for App State Mountaineers.

Colton Phares is the projected starting MLB on a Average App State — 81 OVR.

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Depth at MLB · App State Mountaineers

  1. 11081Colton PharesStarter
  2. 21568Alex Mitchell
  3. 33550Brooks Yurachek
  4. 45248Michael McClenton

What's Next

Who do they play next?Gavin Willis — vs Charlotte · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Alex Mitchell — No. 2 at MLB for App StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for App State Mountaineers

The Story

The Tackling Machine

A 3-star recruit out of Beaufort, ranked #2,472 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 101 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 94th-percentile production nationally — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,472 Natl2-Yr Total105 tackles · 2 sacksTeam Share10%Percentile94th
Beaufort, SC
Jersey
#10
Class
RS JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251019.52
2024400

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8096
National Rank
#2472
High School
Beaufort
Hometown
Ladys Island, SC

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 94th-percentile production (×0.82 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 94% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.82)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WECUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 27-24

Sep 5WMETKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
1
PD
1

Final W 55-3

Colton Phares's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
101 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.