Jordan Phillips
2015 · Round 2 · Pick 52 · NT · Miami Dolphins
Jordan Phillips was born in Wichita, Kansas, and played at Circle High School in Towanda, Kansas, where he was a five-star recruit according to Scout. After redshirting at Oklahoma in 2011, he played 12 games in 2012. A back injury limited him to four games in 2013. He came back in 2014 with 31 tackles and two sacks and was second-team All-Big 12, then entered the draft after his junior year. Miami drafted him in the second round, 52nd overall, in 2015. Buffalo claimed him off waivers in 2018, and in 2019 he became a top pass rusher with 9.5 sacks, including three against Marcus Mariota in one game. He later played for Arizona, the Giants and Dallas, with three separate stints in Buffalo. His career totals are 196 tackles and 25 sacks. His infobox lists no current team. The Oklahoman (Web Edition) wrote on April 30, 2015: "Phillips was born into a single-parent home." Tahlequah Daily Press wrote on September 20, 2013: "It’s what OU’s coaching staff hoped they’d get from Phillips when they signed him back in 2011 out of Circle High School in Towanda, Kan."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Phillips | https://grokipedia.com/page/Jordan_Phillips | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PhilJo01.htm | The Oklahoman (Web Edition), 2015-04-30, "Jordan Phillips has his own 'Blind Side' story" (via NewsBank The Oklahoman) | Tahlequah Daily Press, 2013-09-20, "Phillips contributing now for OU’s defense" (via NewsBank Oklahoma News Source)