Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips
Beats you over the top. He got to Iowa by way of Chattanooga. One game to point at: 75 rec yds, 3 receptions against Massachusetts — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Iowa
Returning around him
- 49% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #26
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jahcour Pearson’s 2021 season.
Matches Jahcour on
Differs from Jahcour on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cornell Powell’s path through Clemson.
Cornell Powell
Dez Fitzpatrick
Austin Trammell
Dennis Houston
T.J. Simmons
Matches Cornell on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jamari Hawkins's junior season at Memphis (2025).
Differs from Jamari on
Player DNA