Jaelan Phillips

Jaelan Everett Phillips (born May 28, 1999) is an American football defensive end college football player for the Miami Hurricanes.

Jaelan Phillips
Miami Hurricanes
PositionDefensive end
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolRedlands (CA) East Valley
Personal information
Born: (1999-05-28) May 28, 1999
Redlands, California
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight266 lb (121 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • AFCA First team All-American (2020)
  • AP Second team All-American (2020)
  • Second team All-ACC (2020)
  • USA Today All-American (2016)

High school career

Phillips started playing football at the age of 7, he attended Redlands East Valley High School. Phillips began playing as a sophomore and went from an unrecruited player to one of the most sought after recruits in the nation. For his highschool career, Phillips recorded 264 tackles, 31.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 3 interception.[1][2]

Recruiting

As the class of 2017's top rated recruit, Phillips ended up with 20 scholarship offers from some of the nation's most elite programs, including the Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines and USC Trojans. Phillips committed to the UCLA Bruins on April 14, 2016.[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaelan Phillips
DE		 Redlands, CA Redlands East Valley HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 2 (WDE)  ESPN: 1 (OLB)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "UCLA Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

    College career

    UCLA

    Phillips enrolled early at UCLA and took part in 2017 spring practice.

    As a true freshman in 2017, Phillips played in seven games, tallying 21 tackles (seven for loss), two pass deflections and 3.5 sacks.[4]

    As a sophomore in 2018, Phillips played in four games, before a concussion ended his season. On December 15, 2018, Phillips medically retired from football, after two injury-plagued seasons.[5]

    Miami

    Later reports indicated that Phillips had decided to enter the college football transfer portal. On February 21, 2019, Phillips announced his transfer to Miami.[6]

    References
    1. "Jaelan Phillips' High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com.
    2. "The life of Jaelan". prezi.com.
    3. "Jaelan Phillips, Redlands East Valley , Weak-Side Defensive End". 247Sports.
    4. "Jaelan Phillips 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
    5. "UCLA linebacker Jaelan Phillips retires following injuries". ESPN. December 5, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
    6. Aschoff, Edward (Feb 22, 2019). "Former UCLA linebacker Jaelan Phillips transferring to Miami". ESPN.


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