# Jordan Phillips (American football, born 2004)
**Jordan Phillips** (born 2004) is an [American football](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-football) defensive tackle for the [Miami Dolphins](https://www.edgepedia.org/miami-dolphins) of the [National Football League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-football-league), who played college football at Tennessee and Maryland and was selected by Miami in the fifth round, 143rd overall, of the 2025 NFL Draft.[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PhilJo02.htm) • [2](https://www.nfl.com/players/jordan-phillips-2/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2004, in Florida; high school: Ocoee (FL)[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PhilJo02.htm) |
| Physical | 6 feet 3 inches, 324 pounds; wears No. 94[3](https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/players-roster/jordan-phillips-2/) |
| College | Tennessee, then Maryland, where he started at nose tackle[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PhilJo02.htm) • [4](https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/player/Jordan-Phillips-DL-Tennessee) |
| Draft | Miami Dolphins, fifth round (143rd overall), 2025 NFL Draft, via a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders[2](https://www.nfl.com/players/jordan-phillips-2/) |
| 2025 season | 17 games, 16 starts, 34 combined tackles, no sacks[3](https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/players-roster/jordan-phillips-2/) |
| 2026 season (through Week 5) | 5 games, 5 starts, 12 combined tackles, no sacks[3](https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/players-roster/jordan-phillips-2/) |
| 2026 PFF grade | 65.0 overall, 44th of 133 qualified interior defensive linemen; run-defense grade 64.7 ranked 29th[5](https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/jordan-phillips/157619) |
## Background and college career
Phillips is from Ocoee, Florida, and was a three-star recruit who first signed with Tennessee before transferring to Maryland, a program that had pursued him out of high school; he immediately claimed the starting nose tackle position there.[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PhilJo02.htm) • [4](https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/player/Jordan-Phillips-DL-Tennessee) He was a two-year starter at Maryland, where head coach [Mike Locksley](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-locksley) described him as a leader who pulled teammates along, and he logged over 1,000 career snaps.[6](https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/fast-facts-jordan-phillips)
His Maryland production was modest in counting stats but stronger in underlying metrics. In his final season he totaled 20 run stops with a 16.7 percent pressure rate when rushing the quarterback, and he produced 26 total quarterback pressures over his Maryland career.[6](https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/fast-facts-jordan-phillips) Ourlads' scouting service listed his 2024 line as 29 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 2 quarterback hits, noting that he lined up often as a nose tackle at 0 or 1 technique.[7](https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/54290)
## Athletic testing and draft evaluation
Phillips entered the 2025 draft as one of the younger players in the class, declaring after his third college year. At the 2025 [NFL Scouting Combine](https://www.edgepedia.org/nfl-scouting-combine) he tested in the 80th percentile or better among defensive tackles in vertical jump (31 inches), bench press repetitions at 225 pounds (29), and weight (312 pounds at the combine).[6](https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/fast-facts-jordan-phillips) A high school wrestler who also tried basketball and swimming and diving as a youth, he was credited with quickness off the snap and heavy hands, with a spin move among his pass-rush tools.[6](https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/fast-facts-jordan-phillips)
Scouting reports flagged his processing as the main weakness. Pro Football Network's draft profile, written by analyst Dalton Miller, described him as a Day 2 athlete but a later Day 3 player at that stage, noting late reactions off the snap, underdeveloped pass-rush hands, and an expectation that he would need a multi-year runway before becoming a consistent NFL run defender.[8](https://www.profootballnetwork.com/jordan-phillips-scouting-report-nfl-draft-2025/) [Sports Illustrated](https://www.edgepedia.org/sports-illustrated)'s draft breakdown similarly noted that Miami could wait until pick 143 because his pass-rush profile needed work, after the Dolphins had used earlier picks on defensive tackle Kenneth Grant and guard [Jonah Savaiinaea](https://www.edgepedia.org/jonah-savaiinaea).[9](https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/onsi/news/dolphins-draft-breakdown-why-phillips-could-be-a-day-3-steal-01jssyqfhjb6)
Off the field, Phillips won the Pat Tillman Award at the 2025 Shrine Bowl, an award recognizing a player's character, intelligence, sportsmanship, and service.[6](https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/fast-facts-jordan-phillips)
## NFL career
The Dolphins selected Phillips with the 143rd overall pick in the 2025 draft, acquired in a trade with the [Las Vegas Raiders](https://www.edgepedia.org/las-vegas-raiders).[2](https://www.nfl.com/players/jordan-phillips-2/) He started 16 of 17 games as a rookie in 2025, recording 34 combined tackles with no sacks.[3](https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/players-roster/jordan-phillips-2/) Through the first five games of the 2026 season he had started all five, with 12 combined tackles and still no sacks.[3](https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/players-roster/jordan-phillips-2/)
[Pro Football Focus](https://www.edgepedia.org/pro-football-focus) graded his 2026 play at 65.0 overall, 44th among 133 qualified interior defensive linemen, with a run-defense grade of 64.7 that ranked 29th at the position and a pass-rush grade of 61.8; through that stretch he had generated 4 total pressures (2 hurries, 2 hits) on 190 defensive snaps, 102 of them against the run.[5](https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/jordan-phillips/157619)
## References
1. [Jordan Phillips Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College, Pro-Football-Reference](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PhilJo02.htm)
2. [Jordan Phillips Stats, News and Video, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/players/jordan-phillips-2/)
3. [Jordan Phillips, Miami Dolphins roster page](https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/players-roster/jordan-phillips-2/)
4. [Jordan Phillips Draft Profile and Scouting Report, NFL Draft Buzz](https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/player/Jordan-Phillips-DL-Tennessee)
5. [Jordan Phillips, Miami Dolphins DI, PFF stats](https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/jordan-phillips/157619)
6. [Fast Facts: Jordan Phillips, Miami Dolphins (Travis Wingfield, April 27, 2025)](https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/fast-facts-jordan-phillips)
7. [Jordan Phillips, Ourlads NFL Depth Charts](https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/54290)
8. [Jordan Phillips NFL Draft Hub: Scouting Report, Pro Football Network (Dalton Miller, January 26, 2025)](https://www.profootballnetwork.com/jordan-phillips-scouting-report-nfl-draft-2025/)
9. [Dolphins Draft Breakdown: Why Phillips Could Be a Day 3 Steal, Sports Illustrated](https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/onsi/news/dolphins-draft-breakdown-why-phillips-could-be-a-day-3-steal-01jssyqfhjb6)
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