Lawrence Phillips
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Running back, Nebraska, 1993–⁠95

Lawrence Phillips

Lettered 1993–⁠95 (school media guide)

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Lawrence Phillips played running back at Nebraska (1993–⁠95). He finished eighth in the 1994 Heisman vote. The St. Louis Rams took Phillips in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 1996 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1994
First-team All-Big Eight
Heisman vote
8th
In the 1994 vote
Drafted
No. 6
Overall, 1996 NFL Draft (St. Louis Rams)

Honors

Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1993, 1994 and 1995; National champions, 1994 and 1995

All-America: AP second team 1994; NEA second team 1994

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1996
Height5′11⅝″
Weight229 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9″

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2001ArenaFlorida Bobcats *
2002CFLMontreal Alouettes
2003CFLCalgary Stampeders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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