Last confirmed: Miami, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 266 lb · Redlands, CA · Redlands East Valley
Jaelan Phillips: DL · Miami · #15.
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Jaelan Phillips
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Jaelan Phillips has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-America (AFCA). One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against NC State — Week 10, 2020.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 15.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-14vs UAB | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 47-34@ No. 18 Louisville | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-10vs Florida State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-42@ No. 1 Clemson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-19vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-14vs Virginia | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 44-41@ NC State | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 25-24@ Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 14 | W 48-0@ Duke | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 15 | L 26-62vs No. 20 North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 21 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 11 · 2020
W 25-24
2.5 sacks · 4.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
34%16 TFLSack rate
16%7 sacksHurry rate
11%5 hurries45 tackles · 15.5 for loss · 7 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
48.0%
380 pass / 412 run
Plays / game
79.2
10 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
423 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Selector Grid · 2020
How it ended
Three seasons, at UCLA and Miami, 12 sacks, an All-American season (2020) — drafted at #18 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2020)
4 selectors honored him
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2020)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2020)
ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim Mora, Chip Kelly and Manny Diaz.
Where he ended up · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 6th NFL season
Miami DolphinsEntering 6th NFL season
