American football player
 Phillips with LSU in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Born: | (1999-04-01) April 1, 1999 (age 25) 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 | |||||||||
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Jacob Phillips (born April 1, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker. 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
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. He was a semifinalist for the 2016 Butkus Award, which is given to the nation's top high school linebacker. 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).
College career
As a true freshman at LSU in 2017, Phillips played in 12 games, recording 18 tackles. As a sophomore in 2018, he started 11 of 12 games and finished the season with 87 tackles and a sack. 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.
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 | ||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Browns
Phillips was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round with the 97th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. 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, and activated on December 31.
On September 1, 2021, Phillips was placed on injured reserve with a biceps injury. He was activated on December 11.
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.
On August 13, 2023, Phillips was placed on injured reserve.
Houston Texans
On April 23, 2024, Phillips signed a one-year deal with the Houston Texans for $1.15 million. He was released on August 27.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| 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
- 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.
External links
| Cleveland Browns 2020 NFL draft selections | |
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