_(cropped).jpg) Phillips with the Bills in 2018 | |||||||||
| No. 97 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 25, 1996 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 307 lb (139 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: |
Millard West (Omaha, Nebraska) | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford (2014–2017) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 96 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Harrison Foster Phillips (born January 25, 1996) [1] is an American football nose tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford.
Early years
Phillips was born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 25, 1996. He attended Millard West High School in Omaha, Nebraska, where he played high school football. As a senior, he was the Nebraska Gatorade Football Player of the Year. [2] He committed to Stanford University to play college football. [3] [4] In his high school career, he had over 175 tackles, 35 sacks, and 75 tackles-for-loss.
College career
Phillips played college football at Stanford University from 2014 to 2017. [5] He played in only one game as a sophomore in 2015 after tearing his ACL, and redshirted. [6] [7] In 2017, he led all Football Bowl Subdivision linemen with 103 tackles and earned All-Pac-12 First-team and Pac-12 All-Academic First-team honors. [8] He was also invited to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl. [9] Having graduated with a double major in Sociology and Science, Technology and Society, and a minor in Education in December 2017, [10] Phillips decided to forgo his last year of eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. [11]
Professional career
Pre-draft
On November 20, 2017, it was announced that Phillips had accepted his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl. [12] On January 4, 2018, Phillips officially announced his decision to forgo his remaining year of eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. He was eligible to return as a fifth-year senior after missing the majority of his sophomore season due to an ankle injury he sustained in the season-opener. [13] Phillips practiced well throughout preparations for the game and impressed scouts and analysts. [14] On January 27, 2018, Phillips played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and was part of Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph's North team that lost 45–16 to the South. [15] He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and performed all of the combine drills. Phillips finished first among any player in the bench press with 42 repetitions. [16]
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Harrison Phillip's NFL Combine Workout | |
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On March 27, 2018, Phillips participated at Stanford's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Phillips was projected to be a second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the fourth best defensive tackle by Scouts Inc., was ranked the fifth best defensive tackle by DraftScout.com and NFL analyst Mike Mayock, and was ranked the sixth best defensive tackle by Sports Illustrated. [17] [18] [19]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) |
307 lb (139 kg) |
33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
5.21 s | 1.79 s | 3.00 s | 4.50 s | 7.28 s | 32 in (0.81 m) |
8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
42 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine [20] | ||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills selected Phillips in the third round (96th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. [21] Phillips was the tenth defensive tackle drafted in 2018. [22]
The Bills previously acquired the pick used to select Phillips along with Jordan Matthews in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.
On May 30, 2018, the Bills signed Phillips to a four-year, $3.34 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $775,040. [23] Phillips played a reserve role as a 1-tech tackle during his rookie season, alternating snaps with Star Lotulelei, Kyle Williams, and Jordan Phillips.
In his second year, Phillips recorded his first career sack against the New York Giants, taking down Eli Manning during a 28–14 Bills win. [24] In Week 3, Phillips suffered a torn ACL and was ruled out for the season. [25] He was placed on injured reserve on September 24, 2019. [26]
Minnesota Vikings
On March 16, 2022, Phillips signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings. [27]
References
- ^ Filpowski, Will (September 8, 2018). "5 Questions: Harrison Phillips". WIBV-TV. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ Zone, Nebraska Prep. "Millard West's Harrison Phillips named Nebraska's Gatorade football player of the year". Omaha.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Sipple, Steven M. "After much prayer, Phillips chooses Stanford". JournalStar.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ writer, Sam McKewon / World-Herald staff. "Recruiting: Harrison Phillips picks Stanford over Nebraska, K-State". Omaha.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Harrison Phillips, Stanford eager to challenge doubters". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford DL Harrison Phillips (ACL) out for season". SI.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ writer, Jon Nyatawa / World-Herald staff. "Millard West graduate Harrison Phillips making strides for Stanford as he comes back from knee surgery". Omaha.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Harrison Phillips - 2017 Football Roster - Stanford University". gostanford.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford's Phillips, seven others added to roster". seniorbowl.com (Press release). January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford's Harrison Phillips wants to bring 'intellectual brutality' to the NFL". SBNation.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Stanford DL Harrison Phillips announces he will enter NFL draft
- ^ "Prospects that have accepted their invites to the 2018 Senior Bowl". NFL.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford DL Harrison Phillips announces he will enter NFL draft". ESPN.com. January 4, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Dragon, Tyler (January 27, 2018). "Stanford DT Harrison Phillips is having strong showing at Senior Bowl". ajc.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Senior Bowl: Why Harrison Phillips is an ideal fit for Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills". newyorkupstate.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (March 4, 2018). "NFL Combine: Which player did the most bench-press reps on Saturday?". AL.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Harrison Phillips, DS #5 DT, Stanford". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "ref"%3A"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F"%7D. "NFL Harrison Phillips -ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Mayock, Mike (April 20, 2018). "Mike Mayock's 2018 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Harrison Phillips". National Football League. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Chris (April 27, 2018). "5 things to know about Harrison Phillips". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Harrison Phillips contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Watch: Harrison Phillips gets his first career sack and Lorenzo Alexander strips away the ball". Buffalo Rumblings. SB Nation. September 15, 2019.
- ^ Williams, Charean (September 23, 2019). "Harrison Phillips out for year with torn ACL". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Brown, Chris (September 24, 2019). "Bills elevate DT Kyle Peko to the 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ Peters, Craig (March 16, 2022). "Vikings Open Free Agency by Agreeing to Terms with Harrison Phillips & Johnny Mundt". Retrieved March 16, 2022.