Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019LSU
Jacob Phillips
LB • 6'4" • 233 lbs • Nashville, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacob Phillips shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
83
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Jacob Phillips built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a linebacker from Nashville, TN wearing No. 6, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Jacob Phillips' career was his defensive production: 214...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 33
- Overall
- No. 97
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Jacob Phillips, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · LSU. Jacob Phillips shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 214
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jacob Phillips quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 214
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · LSU
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · East Nashville Magnet School · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Bradwell Institute · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 3 · Pick 33 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 113 tackles · LB 21st (top 2%) · SEC 1st (top 1%) · National 24th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | LSU | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 7 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | LSU | 11 | 83 | 5.5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 70.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | LSU | 15 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | LSU | 15 | 97 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 57.6 |
Related Context
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Jacob Phillips played LB for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jacob Phillips recorded 214 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
LSU paired 15.5 primary output with 45.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · LSU
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
39.7
Usage
9.2
Consistency
33.3
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0.5. Oklahoma: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Texas: 0. Northwestern State: 1. Vanderbilt: 3. Utah State: 0. Florida: 1. Mississippi State: 0. Auburn: 3. Alabama: 0.5. Ole Miss: 0. Arkansas: 2.5. Texas A&M: 0. Georgia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 8 by 38.3. Oklahoma: 8 by 33.3. Georgia Southern: 10 by 51.7. Texas: 7 by 29.2. Northwestern State: 8 by 43.3. Vanderbilt: 10 by 71.7. Utah State: 5 by 20.8. Florida: 9 by 47.5. Mississippi State: 8 by 33.3. Auburn: 7 by 59.2. Alabama: 7 by 34.2. Ole Miss: 11 by 45.8. Arkansas: 12 by 75. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
75 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/14 | vs Clemson | W 42-25 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/28 | vs Oklahoma | W 63-28 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Georgia | W 37-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Texas A&M | W 50-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Arkansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 56-20 | 12 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Ole Miss10+ tackles | W 58-37 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Alabama | W 46-41 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs AuburnSplash game | W 23-20 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Mississippi State | W 36-13 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Florida | W 42-28 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Utah State | W 42-6 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Vanderbilt10+ tackles · Splash game | W 66-38 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Northwestern State | W 65-14 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Texas | W 45-38 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Georgia Southern10+ tackles | W 55-3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jacob Phillips story
Jacob Phillips built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a linebacker from Nashville, TN wearing No. 6, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Jacob Phillips' career was his defensive production: 214 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Jacob Phillips' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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LSU
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | LSU | 2.5 | 14.3 | 2.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 2.5 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | LSU | 15.5 | 45.2 | 10.3 | 13 |
| 2019 Postseason | LSU | 12.5 | 39.7 | 9.2 | -3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | LSU | 12.5 | 39.7 | 9.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 4 · W 38-21
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
@ Vanderbilt
Week 4 · W 66-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Auburn
Week 9 · W 23-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Arkansas
Week 13 · W 56-20 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Alabama
Week 10 · L 0-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · LSU
15.5 primary output · 45.2 efficiency · 10.3 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · LSU
57.6
12.5 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · LSU
57.6
12.5 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
8
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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