Clark Phillips III
| Utah Utes – No. 8 | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Business Administration |
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| Born: | December 19, 2001 Lakewood, California |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | La Habra (La Habra, California) |
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Clark Phillips III (born December 19, 2001) is an American football cornerback for the Utah Utes.
High school career
Phillips III attended La Habra High School in La Habra, California. As a senior in 2019, he was the Orange County Register Defensive Player of the Year.[1] He originally committed to Ohio State University to play college football but changed to the University of Utah.[2][3] He was the highest rated recruit to ever sign with Utah.[4][5]
College career
Phillips III became an immediate starter his true freshman year in 2020. He started all five games, recording 25 tackles, one interception and one touchdown.[6] He again started all 14 games in 2021 and had 63 tackles, two interceptions and one touchdown.[7]
References
- ^ "Orange County Defensive Player of the Year: Clark Phillips III, la Habra". 20 December 2019.
- ^ "La Habra's Clark Phillips III puts the capper on impressive Utah class". Los Angeles Times. 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Cornerback Clark Phillips III says flip from Ohio State to Utah was the 'hardest' decision of his life".
- ^ "Clark Phillips III arrives at Utah, and he's bringing immediate expectations with him".
- ^ "'Can't wait to compete': Clark Phillips III, Utah's highest-rated recruit ever, hopes to make an immediate impact at cornerback". 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Utes cornerback Clark Phillips looks to improve on a productive freshman year".
- ^ "Why Clark Phillips III flipped script and signed with Utah over Ohio State". 29 December 2021.