Sophomore (2014)
Started in all 13 games… Named an AP second team All-SEC selection… Registered 46 tackles, including 11.5 for a loss, 4.5 sacks, a forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, six quarterback hurries and two batted-down passes… His three fumbles recovered tied for the conference lead and ranked No. 10 in the nation… vs. Nicholls (Sept. 6): Tallied four tackles, a quarterback hurry and 1.5 sacks… at Texas Tech (Sept. 13): Registered a team-leading 2.0 tackles for loss…. vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 20): Returned a fumble 14 yards to the end zone for his first-career touchdown… vs. No. 6 Texas A&M (Sept. 27): Tallied seven tackles, including 1.0 for loss… vs. No. 7 Alabama (Oct. 11): Registered six tackles, one sack, 2.0 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry… at No. 1 Mississippi State (Nov. 1): Tallied five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss… vs. No. 20 LSU (Nov. 15): Recorded two tackles and recovered his second fumble of the season… vs. No. 8 Ole Miss (Nov. 22): Earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after recovering his third fumble of the season and returning it for seven yards, while registering a sack for seven yards.
Redshirt Freshman (2013)
Appeared in all 12 games and started the last five… Recorded 46 tackles, including 9.0 for loss with 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two quarterback hurries… at No. 1 Alabama (Oct. 19): Made a career-high eight tackles in first collegiate start… at Rutgers (Sept. 21): Registered three solo tackles, including 2.0 for loss with 2.0 sacks, and one quarterback hurry… vs. No. 10 Texas A&M (Sept. 28): Made five tackles, 1.0 for loss, in the SEC opener… vs. No. 14 South Carolina (Oct. 12): Recorded four tackles, 3.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, and one forced fumble… vs. No. 8 Auburn (Nov. 2): Made four tackles… at Ole Miss (Nov. 9): Recorded five tackles, 2.0 for loss… vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 23): Tallied five tackles, 0.5 for loss, with a forced fumble… at No. 15 LSU (Nov. 29): Made six tackles, including 0.5 for loss in Arkansas’ season finale.
Freshman (2012)
Philon worked with the UA scout team while redshirting.
High School
Selected to play in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game following his senior season… Ranked as the No. 20 strongside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com, while Scout.com ranked him as the 37th-best defensive end in the country… collected 66 tackles, including 20 for loss with 11 sacks, while helping lead Vigor to the 2011 5A state championship game, where he made 10 tackles, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery while playing through an injury… During the 2011 season, Vigor allowed just 116 points, an average of 7.7 per game, while putting together a 12-3 overall record… As a junior, he made 89 tackles, including 20 for loss, as the Wolves advanced to the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs and finished 9-4… Coached at Vigor, where he was teammates with current Razorback JaMichael Winston, by Kerry Stevenson… Chose Arkansas over Alabama, Auburn and Mississippi State.
Personal
Born Jan. 22, 1994, he is the son of Darius Dunagan and Rachae Philon… Enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Science.
