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2025 Football Roster

Hunter Olson, USD
Adam Pearson, USD
Adam Pearson, USD

24 L.J. Phillips Jr.

24 L.J. Phillips Jr.

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Wichita, Kan.
  • Highschool:
    Northwest H.S.

Summary

Biography

Career Honors
  • STATS Perform FCS Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15)
  • MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15)

2025 | Sophomore
Named the STATS Perform FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) and the MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) … 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 tied his career-high with 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.

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.
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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2023Freshman

    RB
    5'9" 210 lbs
    27
  • 24

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 220 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 225 lbs
    24