We love his ability to run.”Phillips’ performance on the field and at the NFL combine haven’t always measured up with such an assessment. His coverage grade from Pro Football Focus over the last two seasons at LSU put him 160th out of 207 qualifying linebackers.His 40 time at the combine was 4.66, which was 16th among linebackers. Phillips didn’t just play linebacker, though. Phillips has game tape that shows how he could be used in stopping the run.
[PFF] - “New #Browns LB Jacob Phillips only missed three of his 88 tackle attempts in 2019. “He has length, athleticism and speed. The Cleveland Browns have signed third-round draft pick, linebacker Jacob Phillips, to his rookie contract. All rights reserved ( https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/24/jacob-phillips-highlights-and-stats-from-the-new-browns-lb/ https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/24/jacob-phillips-highlights-and-stats-from-the-new-browns-lb/
https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/24/jacob-phillips-highlights-and-stats-from-the-new-browns-lb/ The team made the announcement on Monday morning. Jacob Phillips taken by Cleveland Browns in 2020 NFL Draft. Jacob Phillips taken by Cleveland Browns in 2020 NFL DraftCLEVELAND, Ohio – Jacob Phillips certainly looks the part.“Jacob really has the physical characteristics of what we would consider our modern-era linebackers,” Berry said. Cleveland Browns new linebacker Jacob Phillips led the SEC in tackles, ... — PFF CLE Browns (@PFF_Browns) April 25, 2020. He doesn't get fooled by offenses either. re: What about Jacob Phillips in the 4th. This time around, it's the defense. However, his 10-yard split of 1.59 seconds put him in the 87th percentile. https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/24/jacob-phillips-highlights-and-stats-from-the-new-browns-lb/ According to PFF, Phillips missed just 17 tackles in 184 attempts during his final two years at LSU. With the 97th selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns have selected Jacob Phillips, inside linebacker from LSU. – 88.8 tackling grade in 2019 – Takitaki + BJ Goodson only real competition for snaps atm — Jon Macri (@PFF_Macri) July 6, 2020.
Without a pro day, Phillips didn’t get a chance to improve on any of that.Even so, the Browns saw enough potential in the two-year LSU starter to take him with the 97th pick.According to PFF, Phillips missed just 17 tackles in 184 attempts during his final two years at LSU.Tackling stats can sometimes be subjective, but he was credited with leading SEC in tackles last season (113), and had 87 in 2018.The Browns spent last year’s training camp focused on improving their tackling after leading the NFL in misses in 2018 (and also receiving the worst tackling grade from PFF).They improved from 169 misses in 2018 to 129 last season, and jumped up to 21st in tackling grade. via West-Cal on 4/19/20 at 8:32 am to Solo Cam I don’t follow the whole draft class like some but this is the kind of pick that makes great sense to me. Phillips, from LSU, is the sixth member of the Browns draft class of 2020 to officially sign with the team. – 2nd in the SEC in solo tackles in 2019. 19. Phillips, along with the addition of free agent B.J.