Player Dossier

2017-2020

UCLA

Jaelan Phillips

DL • 6'5" • 266 lbs • Redlands, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaelan Phillips shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.9

Efficiency

43.3

Consistency

47.5

Season Value

40.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Miami

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
UCLA • Miami
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jaelan Phillips, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Miami. Jaelan Phillips shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Miami paired 26.5 primary output with 43.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 43.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Miami.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Miami

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

2.6

Efficiency

43.3

Usage

12.9

Consistency

47.5

Best Game by takeover score

North Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UAB: 2.5. Louisville: 1. Florida State: 2. Clemson: 2. Pittsburgh: 1.5. Virginia: 0. NC State: 3.5. Virginia Tech: 7. Duke: 5. North Carolina: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAB: 2 by 33.3. Louisville: 3 by 22.5. Florida State: 3 by 32.5. Clemson: 1 by 24.2. Pittsburgh: 3 by 27.5. Virginia: 7 by 29.2. NC State: 10 by 76.7. Virginia Tech: 8 by 83.3. Duke: 4 by 66.7. North Carolina: 4 by 36.7

Split Comparison

Wins2.8 · n=8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses2 · n=2 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half1.8 · n=5 · -1.7 vs Second Half
Second Half3.5 · n=5 · +1.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

Best efficiency game

83.3 vs Virginia Tech

Result
Sat 12/12vs North CarolinaL 26-62421.500.500
Sun 12/6@ DukeSplash gameW 48-0433.501.500
Sat 11/14@ Virginia Tech2+ sacks · Splash gameW 25-24844.502.500
Sat 11/7@ NC State10+ tacklesW 44-411031.5011
Sun 10/25vs VirginiaW 19-1473000
Sat 10/17vs PittsburghW 31-193110.500
Sat 10/10@ ClemsonL 17-4211110
Sat 9/26vs Florida StateSplash gameW 52-10321010
Sat 9/19@ LouisvilleW 47-3432100
Fri 9/11vs UABW 31-14200.5002

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UCLA

    2017-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Miami

    2019-2020

    Final stop

Season Progression

2017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonUCLA12.535.411.5
2018 Regular SeasonUCLA225.95.5-10.5
2019 Regular SeasonMiami0-2
2020 Regular SeasonMiami26.543.312.926.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Virginia Tech

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Primary metric

7 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.

#2

Texas A&M

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.6 takeover score.

#3

Cincinnati

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.4 takeover score.

#4

Duke

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#5

NC State

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Miami

26.5 primary output · 43.3 efficiency · 12.9 usage

40.3

#2

2017 Regular Season · UCLA

34.7

12.5 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 11.5 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · UCLA

11

2 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 5.5 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

4

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9988

Redlands East Valley · Redlands, CA

Committed To
UCLA
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

86

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jaelan Phillips quick answers

Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
86