Jordan Phillips
| No. 97 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born: | September 21, 1992 Wichita, Kansas | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 341 lb (155 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Towanda (KS) Circle | ||||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018 | |||||||||||
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Jordan Phillips (born September 21, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.
Early years
Phillips attended Circle High School in Towanda, Kansas. He was rated by Scout.com as a five-star recruit and Rivals.com as a four-star.[1][2] He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.[3]
College career
Phillips played at Oklahoma from 2011 to 2014. As a freshman in 2011, he was redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he appeared in 12 games, recording 12 tackles. Phillips played in only four games his sophomore season in 2013 due to a back injury.[4] He had seven tackles and 1.5 sacks before the injury. Phillips returned from the injury in 2014.[5][6] He finished the year with 31 tackles and two sacks.
After his junior season, Phillips entered the 2015 NFL Draft.[7][8]
Professional career
| 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 | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) |
329 lb (149 kg) |
34+3⁄4 in (0.88 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.17 s | 1.82 s | 3.01 s | 4.68 s | 7.88 s | 30 in (0.76 m) |
8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
28 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[9] | ||||||||||||
Miami Dolphins
Phillips was drafted with the 52nd overall pick in the second round by the Miami Dolphins of the 2015 NFL Draft. During his rookie year in 2015, Phillips played 15 games making 19 tackles, 2 sacks, and 4 passes defended.[10]
Phillips entered the 2018 season as a starting defensive tackle. However his playing time dipped as the season progress, leading to an outburst on the sideline about his playing time in a Week 4 blowout loss to the New England Patriots.[11] On October 2, 2018, Phillips was waived by the Dolphins.[12]
Buffalo Bills
On October 3, 2018, Phillips was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills.[13]
References
- ^ Scout.com bio
- ^ Rivals.com bio
- ^ OU gets commitment from Kansas defensive tackle Jordan Phillips
- ^ DT Jordan Phillips out for season
- ^ OU Sports: Jordan Phillips is back, and that's big for the Sooners
- ^ John E. Hoover: Jordan Phillips trying to stay 'G-rated' about touchdown that wasn't
- ^ Oklahoma DT Jordan Phillips to enter draft
- ^ Oklahoma DT Jordan Phillips declares for NFL Draft, leaves big gap in OU defense Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NFL Combine: Jordan Phillips". NFL.com. NFL.com. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "2015 NFL Draft Profile: Jordan Phillips". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ Wolfe, Cameron (October 3, 2018). "Jordan Phillips 'couldn't be happier' after Dolphins cut ties with DT". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. October 2, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Chris (October 3, 2018). "Bills claim former second round pick DT Jordan Phillips". BuffaloBills.com.