Jacob Phillips
 Phillips with LSU in 2018 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born: | April 1, 1999 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | East Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee) | ||||||||
| College: | LSU (2017–2019) | ||||||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 3 / pick: 97 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Jacob Phillips (born April 1, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU) and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Phillips attended East Nashville Magnet High School in Nashville, Tennessee. As a senior in 2016, he was selected Tennessee Mr. Football and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[1] He was a semifinalist for the 2016 Butkus Award, which is given to the nation's top high school linebacker.[2] A five-star recruit, Phillips was originally committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma but later flipped his commitment to Louisiana State University (LSU).[3][4]
College career
[edit]As a true freshman at LSU in 2017, Phillips played in 12 games, recording 18 tackles.[5][6] As a sophomore in 2018, he started 11 of 12 games and finished the season with 87 tackles and a sack.[7] Phillips returned as a starter his junior year in 2019. Following a junior season where he led the team in tackles, Phillips announced that he would forgo his senior year and declared for the 2020 NFL draft.[8]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
229 lb (104 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.66 s | 1.63 s | 2.71 s | 4.33 s | 7.38 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Browns
[edit]Phillips was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round with the 97th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.[11] The Browns previously acquired this selection from the Houston Texans by trading Duke Johnson to Houston. Phillips was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 26, 2020,[12] and activated on December 31.[13]
On September 1, 2021, Phillips was placed on injured reserve with a biceps injury.[14] He was activated on December 11.[15]
Phillips entered the 2022 season as the backup middle linebacker behind Anthony Walker. He became the starter in Week 4 following an injury to Walker. He started the next four games before being placed on injured reserve on October 26, 2022, after suffering a pectoral injury in Week 7.[16]
On August 13, 2023, Phillips was placed on injured reserve.[17]
Houston Texans
[edit]On April 23, 2024, Phillips signed a one-year deal with the Houston Texans for $1.15 million.[18][19] He was released on August 27.[20]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2020 | CLE | 9 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CLE | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 4 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Kreager, Tom (November 2, 2016). "East Nashville's Jacob Phillips to play in US Army All-American Bowl". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Kreager, Tom (January 11, 2020). "College football championship: Three things to know about LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Michael (January 26, 2017). "East Nashville linebacker Phillips flips to LSU". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Bewers, James (February 21, 2017). "How did LSU flip Jacob Phillips from Oklahoma? It was 'all Austin' Thomas". The Advocate. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "Jacob Phillips 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Dellenger, Ross (April 12, 2018). "'A brotherhood': LSU LBs Jacob Phillips, Tyler Taylor battling on the field, roommates off of it". The Advocate. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Kubena, Brooks (October 18, 2018). "Meet LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips, the 'Unique Gent' from East Nashville". The Advocate. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ West, Glen (January 15, 2020). "LSU Linebacker Jacob Phillips Declares for 2020 NFL Draft, Joins Fellow Inside Linebacker Patrick Queen". SI.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Jacob Phillips Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Draft Scout Jacob Phillips, LSU NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (April 24, 2020). "Browns select LSU LB Jacob Phillips with No. 97 pick in 2020 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "Browns place 5 on COVID-19 list". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 26, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Browns sign DE Joe Jackson; place LB Jacob Phillips on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Moore, Thomas (December 11, 2021). "Browns activate LB Jacob Phillips for Sunday's game against the Ravens". Dawgs By Nature. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Poisal, Anthony (October 26, 2022). "Browns place LB Jacob Phillips on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "Browns place LB Jacob Phillips on injured reserve, sign 2 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (04-23-2024)". HoustonTexans.com. April 23, 2024.
- ^ Spotrac. "NFL Transactions". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (08-27-2024)". HoustonTexans.com. August 27, 2024.
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