#55

Jaden Phillips

DL · Sam Houston · Sr. · #55

Sam Houston 2024 — college career complete
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Jaden Phillips

DL · Sam Houston · Sr · #55

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2302 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach
2021
Sam Houston
2022
Sam Houston
2023
K.C. Keeler
Sam Houston
era →
2024
K.C. Keeler
Sam Houston

Played his entire career under K.C. Keeler.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021New Mexico3-9HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023Sam Houston3-9HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced
2024Sam Houston10-3HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2024Sam Houston651.00.0------
2023Sam Houston321.00.0------
2022New Mexico20103.01.0------
2021New Mexico1251.51.5------
Career41226.52.5------

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Deshon Hall’s 2021 season.

Deshon Hall

83%match

Louisiana Tech · 2021

#2

Atlias Bell

Houston · 2022

81%
#3

Brayden Utley

Baylor · 2021

81%
#4

Melvin Johnson

Toledo · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 11
80%
#5

Devin Grant

Colorado · 2022

80%

Matches Deshon on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Hurry rate

Differs from Deshon on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Showers's sophomore season at Troy (2021).

Troy · 2021

#2

Kupono Blake

Air Force · 2023

88%
#3

Shane Cokes

Colorado · 2024

88%
#4

Deshon Hall

Louisiana Tech · 2021

87%
#5

Quincy Likio

San José State · 2024

85%

Matches Antonio on

Class year
Sack rate
Hurry rate