1 - Century club – Phillips was a constant menace along Stanford’s defensive front in 2017 as he registered an astonishing 100 tackles in his final collegiate season. Seventeen of those tackles went for loss and he also had 7.5 sacks even though he routinely faced double teams. It’s why he was a no brainer for 1st Team All Pac-12 honors.
2 - Killed the combine – Phillips demonstrated his brute strength and endurance putting up an impressive 42 reps on the bench press in Indy. He also had a very respectable 32-inch vertical leap at 308 pounds and put up a 7.