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Jacob Phillips
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Phillips with LSU in 2018
Personal information
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 as of 2023
Total tackles:88
Sacks:3.0
Pass deflections:5
Player stats at PFR

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

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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

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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

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Pre-draft measurables
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

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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

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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

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Regular season

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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

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  1. ^ Kreager, Tom (November 2, 2016). "East Nashville's Jacob Phillips to play in US Army All-American Bowl". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Kreager, Tom (January 11, 2020). "College football championship: Three things to know about LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Murphy, Michael (January 26, 2017). "East Nashville linebacker Phillips flips to LSU". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Bewers, James (February 21, 2017). "How did LSU flip Jacob Phillips from Oklahoma? It was 'all Austin' Thomas". The Advocate. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jacob Phillips 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Kubena, Brooks (October 18, 2018). "Meet LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips, the 'Unique Gent' from East Nashville". The Advocate. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Jacob Phillips Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "2020 Draft Scout Jacob Phillips, LSU NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Browns place 5 on COVID-19 list". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 26, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  13. ^ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "Browns sign DE Joe Jackson; place LB Jacob Phillips on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  15. ^ Moore, Thomas (December 11, 2021). "Browns activate LB Jacob Phillips for Sunday's game against the Ravens". Dawgs By Nature. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  16. ^ Poisal, Anthony (October 26, 2022). "Browns place LB Jacob Phillips on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  17. ^ "Browns place LB Jacob Phillips on injured reserve, sign 2 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  18. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (04-23-2024)". HoustonTexans.com. April 23, 2024.
  19. ^ Spotrac. "NFL Transactions". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  20. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (08-27-2024)". HoustonTexans.com. August 27, 2024.
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