Scottie Phillips

Scottie Phillips (born October 6, 1997) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Mississippi.[1]

Scottie Phillips
No. 40 – Houston Texans
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-06) October 6, 1997
Ellisville, Mississippi
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:South Jones
College:Ole Miss
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:2
Rushing yards:9
Rushing touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Attending South Jones, Phillips ran for over 1600 yards and 22 touchdowns in his senior year, averaging 163 yards per game. As a junior, Phillips ran for 571 yards and 4 touchdowns, averaging 81.6 yards per game. Phillips was named a 2015 MAC all-state first-team selection.[1]

College career

Jones County Junior College

Phillips was ranked as a 3-4 star Junior College prospect. As a freshman, Phillips ran for 1,212 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 123.6 yards per game; Earning an honorable mention in the NCJAA All-America honors. In his sophomore year, Phillips would run for 1,070 yards alongside 13 touchdowns, propelling him to the team leading scorer.[1]

2018

For his Junior Year, Scottie Phillips would enroll with the Division I Ole Miss Rebels.[2] In 2018, Phillips would start in 10 games, playing in one additional game. Phillips would rack up 14 all-purpose touchdowns, 12 of which were rushing, ranking for fifth and third in the SEC respectively. Phillips also ran for 927 yards, which was ninth in the SEC. In his first game at Ole Miss, in Week 1 against Texas Tech Phillips recorded 204 yards and 2 touchdowns, becoming the eighth Ole Miss running back to surpass 200-yards in a single game, winning SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. As of 2019, he holds the Ole Miss school record for most yards by a running back in their debut. During Week 10 against Texas A&M, Phillips would rush only 3 times for 4 yards before getting injured on the sixth play of the game. After missing Week 11, Phillips would serve in the backup role in Week 12 against Mississippi State to finish out the season.[1]

2019

Entering his 2019 campaign with the Rebels, Phillips was considered to be the lead running back on the team, starting over five-star prospect Jerrion Ealy.[3][4] Phillips had considerable expectations for his 2019 season.[5][6]

College statistics
Ole Miss Rebels
Year Class Position GP Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
AttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDPlaysYardsAvgTD
2018JuniorRB 111539286.1121010510.5216310336.314
2019SeniorRB 91255424.358779.611336194.76

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
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 Bench press
5 ft 8 in
(1.73 m)		 209 lb
(95 kg)		 29 3⁄8 in
(0.75 m)		 8 1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		 4.56 s 4.53 s 7.4 s 30.0 in
(0.76 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		 29 reps
All values are from NFL Scouting Combine[7]

Phillips signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020.[8] He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] Phillips was elevated to the active roster on September 10 and November 21 for the team's weeks 1 and 11 games against the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[11][12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 25, 2020.[14]

References
  1. "No.22 Scottie Phillips". olemisssports.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  2. "Scottie Phillips Prospect Info". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  3. "Ole Miss Notebook: Rebels hope right tackle Givens can play". dailymemphian.com. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  4. "Scottie Phillips and Jerrion Ealy: Running backs for Ole Miss football motivate each other". clarionledger.com. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  5. "Ole Miss football: Scottie Phillips could make the Rebels' offense unstoppable". saturdaydownsouth.com. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  6. "Ole Miss football 2019 preview: Rebs have an All-SEC caliber player and a few impressive newcomers". redcuprebellion.com. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  7. "Scottie Phillips Prospect Info". National Football League. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. "Transactions: Texans sign two free agents, nine college free agents". HoustonTexans.com. April 27, 2020.
  9. "Transactions: Roster Moves (9-5-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2020.
  10. "Texans Announce Roster Moves (9-7-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2020.
  11. "Texans Announce Roster Move (9-10-20)". HoustonTexans.com. September 10, 2020.
  12. Wilson, Aaron (September 11, 2020). "Texans' Scottie Phillips reverts back to practice squad". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  13. "Houston Texans Transactions (11-21-20)". HoustonTexans.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  14. "Houston Texans Transactions (11-25-20)". HoustonTexans.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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