Harrison Phillips

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Harrison Phillips
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Phillips with the Bills in 2018
No. 97 – Minnesota Vikings
Position: Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-25) January 25, 1996 (age 28)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school: Millard West
(Omaha, Nebraska)
College: Stanford (2014–2017)
NFL draft: 2018  / Round: 3 / Pick: 96
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:258
Sacks:6.0
Fumble recoveries:4
Pass deflections:6
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.

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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]

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Harrison Phillip's NFL Combine Workout
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Harrison Phillips' 40-yard dash
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Phillips puts up 42 reps on the bench press

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]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 s1.79 s3.00 s4.50 s7.28 s32 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]

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References

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  2. ↑ Zone, Nebraska Prep. "Millard West's Harrison Phillips named Nebraska's Gatorade football player of the year". Omaha.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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  11. ↑ Stanford DL Harrison Phillips announces he will enter NFL draft
  12. ↑ "Prospects that have accepted their invites to the 2018 Senior Bowl". NFL.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
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