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Buccaneers NFL Draft Target: Edge, Jaelan Phillips (Miami)

Today we’ll be looking at Jaelan Phillips, one of the best edge prospects in the 2021 class who brings an injury history that might raise some questions in NFL Draft rooms.

The former Miami Hurricane came out of high school as a five star recruit and ESPN’s number one ranked outside linebacker prospect who ultimately signed with UCLA. Unfortunately, he had a rocky start as a Bruin through his first two seasons due to an accumulation of ankle injuries and concussions.

However, his lone season at Miami showed the NFL world that he has every bit of talent that was there when he came out of high school.