Jacob Phillips
Jacob Phillips (born April 1, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was drafted by the Browns in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
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| Born: | April 1, 1999 Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||
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| High school: | East Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee) | ||
| College: | LSU | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 97 | ||
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick | ||
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Early years
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] A five-star recruit, Phillips was originally committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma but flipped the commitment to Louisiana State University (LSU).[2][3]
College career
As a true freshman at LSU in 2017, Phillips played in 12 games, recording 18 tackles.[4][5] As a sophomore in 2018, he started 11 of 12 games and finished the season with 87 tackles and a sack.[6] 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.[7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 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 | 4.33 s | 7.38 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Phillips was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round with the 97th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.[8] The Browns previously acquired this selection from the Houston Texans by trading Duke Johnson to Houston.
References
- Kreager, Tom. "East Nashville's Jacob Phillips to play in US Army All-American Bowl". The Tennessean.
- Murphy, Michael. "East Nashville linebacker Phillips flips to LSU". The Tennessean.
- Advocate, James Bewers | Special to The. "How did LSU flip Jacob Phillips from Oklahoma? It was 'all Austin' Thomas". The Advocate.
- "LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips makes huge impression in 1st profession begin". September 3, 2018.
- rdellenger@theadvocate.com, ROSS DELLENGER |. "'A brotherhood': LSU LBs Jacob Phillips, Tyler Taylor battling on the field, roommates off of it". The Advocate.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- bkubena@theadvocate.com, BROOKS KUBENA |. "Meet LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips, the 'Unique Gent' from East Nashville". The Advocate.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- 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.
- Gribble, Andrew (April 24, 2020). "Browns select LSU LB Jacob Phillips with No. 97 pick in 2020 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com.