The Miami Dolphins whiffed on a handful of first-round defensive ends over the last decade, but Jaelan Phillips is well on his way to derailing that trend.
Drafted No. 18 overall in 2021, Phillips hit the ground running with 8.5 sacks, a rookie team record, to go with 42 tackles and 16 quarterback hits.
Phillips had a stretch of six sacks in three games and the question quickly became — where could his ceiling be?
“Jaelan is a guy that wants to be great and wants to do everything perfect,” defensive coordinator Josh Boyer said earlier this offseason.