Defensive line, Miami (from UCLA), 2017–20
Jaelan Phillips
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 266 lb
- Class (2020)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Redlands, CA
- Born
- May 28, 1999
Jaelan Phillips played defensive line at UCLA (2017–18) and Miami (2019–20). The Miami Dolphins took Phillips in the first round, No. 18 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highat NC State, 20202.5sacks, career highat Virginia Tech, 2020All-America: AFCA 2020; CBS Sports 2020; The Athletic 2020; USA Today 2020
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UCLA | 15 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | UCLA | 15 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Miami | 15 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Miami | 15 | DL | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′5″ | 266 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2020 Miami 10 games, 45 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. UAB | W 31–14 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | at Louisville | W 47–34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Florida State | W 52–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Clemson | L 17–42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 31–19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Virginia | W 19–14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at NC State | W 44–41 | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | at Virginia Tech | W 25–24 | 8 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at Duke | W 48–0 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs. North Carolina | L 26–62 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2018 UCLA 4 games, 20 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Cincinnati | L 17–26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Oklahoma | L 21–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Fresno State | L 14–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Colorado | L 16–38 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 UCLA 6 games, 21 tackles, 3.5 sacks
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5½″ |
| Weight | 260 lb |
| Arm length | 33¼″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 80¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.13 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.18 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 65 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 39 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 58 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | Miami Dolphins | 8 | 38 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Miami Dolphins | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 51 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Carolina Panthers | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL career | 65 | 200 | 30 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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