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.

Jacob Phillips
Phillips with LSU in 2018
No. 50 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-01) April 1, 1999
Nashville, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:East Nashville
(Nashville, Tennessee)
College:LSU
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 97
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2020
Total tackles:15
Sacks:0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com

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] 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 flipped the commitment to Louisiana State University (LSU).[3][4]

College career

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
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad 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 s4.33 s7.38 s39.0 in
(0.99 m)		10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)
All values from NFL Combine[9]

Phillips was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round with the 97th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.[10] 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,[11] and activated on December 31.[12]

Personal life

In November 2020, Phillips was named in a USA Today article that alleged systemic problems with LSU's Title IX reporting procedures. Phillips was accused of rape, but was not disciplined by the school or criminally charged.[13]

References
  1. Kreager, Tom. "East Nashville's Jacob Phillips to play in US Army All-American Bowl". The Tennessean.
  2. Kreager, Tom. "College football championship: Three things to know about LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips". Tennessean. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. Murphy, Michael. "East Nashville linebacker Phillips flips to LSU". The Tennessean.
  4. Advocate, James Bewers | Special to The. "How did LSU flip Jacob Phillips from Oklahoma? It was 'all Austin' Thomas". The Advocate.
  5. "LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips makes huge impression in 1st profession begin". September 3, 2018.
  6. rdellenger@theadvocate.com, ROSS DELLENGER. "'A brotherhood': LSU LBs Jacob Phillips, Tyler Taylor battling on the field, roommates off of it". The Advocate.
  7. bkubena@theadvocate.com, BROOKS KUBENA. "Meet LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips, the 'Unique Gent' from East Nashville". The Advocate.
  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. Gribble, Andrew (April 24, 2020). "Browns select LSU LB Jacob Phillips with No. 97 pick in 2020 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  11. "Browns place 5 on COVID-19 list". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 26, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  12. "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  13. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/sports/ncaaf/2020/11/16/lsu-ignored-campus-sexual-assault-allegations-against-derrius-guice-drake-davis-other-students/6056388002/


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