Jordan Phillips (born September 21, 1992) is an American professional football player who is a nose tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.
| No. 99 – New York Giants | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | September 21, 1992 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 341 lb (155 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Circle (Towanda, Kansas) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma (2011–2014) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Early life
Phillips attended Circle High School in Towanda, Kansas, where he played high school football. He was rated by Scout.com as a five-star recruit and Rivals.com as a four-star.[1][2] He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.[3]
College career
Phillips played at Oklahoma from 2011 to 2014. As a freshman in 2011, he was redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he appeared in 12 games, recording 12 tackles. Phillips played in only four games his sophomore season in 2013 due to a back injury.[4] He had seven tackles and 1.5 sacks before the injury. Phillips returned from the injury in 2014.[5][6] He finished the year with 31 tackles and two sacks.
After his junior season, Phillips entered the 2015 NFL Draft.[7][8]
Professional career
| 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 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) | 329 lb (149 kg) | 34+3⁄4 in (0.88 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.17 s | 1.82 s | 3.01 s | 4.68 s | 7.88 s | 30 in (0.76 m) | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) | 28 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[9] | ||||||||||||
Miami Dolphins
Phillips was drafted with the 52nd overall pick in the second round by the Miami Dolphins of the 2015 NFL Draft.[10] During his rookie year in 2015, Phillips played 15 games making 19 tackles, 2 sacks, and 4 passes defended.[11]
Phillips entered the 2018 season as a starting defensive tackle. However his playing time dipped as the season progressed, leading to an outburst on the sideline about his playing time in a Week 4 blowout loss to the New England Patriots.[12] On October 2, 2018, Phillips was waived by the Dolphins.[13]
Buffalo Bills (first stint)
On October 3, 2018, Phillips was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills.[14]
On March 4, 2019, Phillips re-signed with the Bills.[15]In week 5 against the Tennessee Titans, Phillips sacked Marcus Mariota three times in the 14–7 win.[16] Phillips emerged as a premier pass rusher for the Bills, racking up 9.5 sacks in the 2019 season.[17]
Arizona Cardinals
On April 6, 2020, Phillips signed a three–year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[18]
In Week 2 against the Washington Football Team, Phillips recorded his first sack as a Cardinal, a strip sack on Dwayne Haskins which was recovered by teammate Chandler Jones during the 30–15 win.[19]In Week 6 against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football, Phillips recovered a fumble lost by running back Ezekiel Elliott and forced a fumble on Elliott on the Cowboys' next drive of the game during the 38–10 win.[20] He was placed on injured reserve on November 19, 2020, with a hamstring injury.[21] He was activated on December 12, 2020.[22] He aggravated the hamstring injury in Week 14 and was placed on injured reserve on December 19, ending his season.[23]
On September 2, 2021, Phillips was placed on injured reserve to start the season.[24] He was activated on October 16.[25]
On March 16, 2022, Phillips was released by the Cardinals.[26]
Buffalo Bills (second stint)
On March 17, 2022, Phillips signed with the Bills on a one year deal.[27] Following the year, Phillips revealed he had played the last few weeks of the season with a torn rotator cuff, and would undergo offseason surgery.[28]
Phillips re-signed with the Bills on April 6, 2023.[29] He was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list on July 25, 2023.[30] Phillips was activated on August 6, 2023.[31] He finished the season with 15 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and a career-high five passes defensed through 14 games and nine starts.
New York Giants
On April 11, 2024, Phillips signed with the New York Giants.[32]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Y/I | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Y/R | TD | ||
| 2015 | MIA | 15 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | MIA | 16 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | MIA | 13 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | MIA | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| BUF | 12 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | BUF | 16 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | ARI | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ARI | 9 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | BUF | 12 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | BUF | 14 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 120 | 62 | 181 | 120 | 61 | 36 | 51 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Y/I | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Y/R | TD | ||
| 2016 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |