2020 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Jacob Phillips | LSU | LB

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Player Bio: Jacob Phillips attended East Nashville Magnet High School in Nashville, TN. He played varsity two-season at East Nashville Magnet High and recorded over 200 career tackles. Phillips was one fo the top inside linebackers in the nation his senior year and was named Class 3A Tennessee's Mr. Football of and selected to play in U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Phillips received five-star ratings by Scout, 247Sports, and Rivals.com and the number three ranked player in Tennessee.
ACCOLADES
​2020 NFL Combine Participant

JACOB PHILLIPS
LINEBACKER

HOMETOWN                        |           CLASS
NASHVILLE, TN                    |           SENIOR (RS)
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DRAFT YR:  2020     COMBINE INVITE: YES

SCHOOL:  LSU                           |      CONFERENCE:  SEC 
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HEIGHT/WEIGHT:  6-3 / 229         ARMS: 32 3/8"                HANDS: 10”       PROJECTED 40-TIME: 4.65         

COMBINE RESULTS
BENCH    |    40 YD DASH    |    VERTICAL JUMP    |    BROAD JUMP    |    3 CONE DRILL    |    20 YD SHUTTLE    |    60 YD SHUTTLE
​   DNP      |         4.66           |               39”              |           126”           |            7.38            |            4.33               |             N/A

PRO-DAY RESULTS
BENCH    |    40 YD DASH    |    VERTICAL JUMP    |    BROAD JUMP    |    3 CONE DRILL    |    20 YD SHUTTLE    |    60 YD SHUTTLE 
​   N/A      |          N/A            |              N/A              |           N/A            |            N/A            |              N/A              |             N/A
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GAME FILM
#6 JACOB PHILLIPS VS AUBURN (2019)

Strengths: He is a tall and rangy linebacker with the side-line-to side-line speed that enables him to have a broad tackling radius. He is a solid tackler who generally makes the tackle when engaged. He has quick hands and an excellent grip to lock down on the ball carrier and suppresses him immediately. Against the run, he wins the leverage battle because of his ability to shoot the gaps against slower offensive linemen and disallow them from attacking his torso area. He has reasonable body control that allows him to redirect his pursuit if overplayed. He has ball-hawking skills that contribute to blowing up or negating screens, swings, flares, and circle routes from the backfield.

Weaknesses: He slowly processes plays that enables him to analyze and predict which gaps to shoot. It appears that he is frequently overpursuing or slipping away from the ball, where he has to redirect his body. Despite a solid tackler, he is not the one that lays the hat when required. In pass coverages out in drops, he susceptible to this area. It appears that he lacks confidence in space and stay with the routes. He lacks the beneficial peripheral vision to eye the receiver and quarterback. He will be a two-year project to become a starter and probably will be a special teams contributor and deep depth backup.

Draft Grade: 5.90

Draft Projection: 4th - 5th round

NFL Comparison: ​Todd Davis

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