Harrison Phillips

Harrison Phillips

Phillips with the Buffalo Bills in 2018
No. 97 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:	Nose tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1996-01-25) January 25, 1996 (age 28) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:	Millard West (Omaha, Nebraska)
College:	Stanford (2014–2017)
NFL draft:	2018 / round: 3 / pick: 96
Career history
Buffalo Bills (2018–2021) Minnesota Vikings (2022–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-12 (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2024
Total tackles: 302 Sacks: 8 Forced fumbles: 1 Fumble recoveries: 5 Pass deflections: 10 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Harrison Foster Phillips (born January 25, 1996)^[1] is an American professional football nose tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal.

Early life

Phillips was born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 25, 1996. He attended Millard West High School in Omaha, Nebraska, where he played high school football. As a senior, he was the Nebraska Gatorade Football Player of the Year.^[2] He committed to Stanford University to play college football.^[3][4] In his high school career, he had over 175 tackles, 35 sacks, and 75 tackles-for-loss.

College career

Phillips played college football at Stanford University from 2014 to 2017.^[5] He played in only one game as a sophomore in 2015 after tearing his ACL, and redshirted.^[6][7] In 2017, he led all Football Bowl Subdivision linemen with 103 tackles and earned All-Pac-12 First-team and Pac-12 All-Academic First-team honors.^[8] He was also invited to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.^[9] Having graduated with a double major in Sociology and Science, Technology and Society, and a minor in Education in December 2017,^[10] Phillips decided to forgo his last year of eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL draft.^[11]

Professional career

Pre-draft

On November 20, 2017, it was announced that Phillips had accepted his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl.^[12] On January 4, 2018, Phillips officially announced his decision to forgo his remaining year of eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL draft. He was eligible to return as a fifth-year senior after missing the majority of his sophomore season due to an ankle injury he sustained in the season-opener.^[13] Phillips practiced well throughout preparations for the game and impressed scouts and analysts.^[14] On January 27, 2018, Phillips played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and was part of Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph's North team that lost 45–16 to the South.^[15] He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and performed all of the combine drills. Phillips finished first among any player in the bench press with 42 repetitions.^[16]

External videos
Harrison Phillip's NFL Combine Workout
Harrison Phillips' 40-yard dash
Phillips puts up 42 reps on the bench press

On March 27, 2018, Phillips participated at Stanford's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Phillips was projected to be a second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the fourth best defensive tackle by Scouts Inc., was ranked the fifth best defensive tackle by DraftScout.com and NFL analyst Mike Mayock, and was ranked the sixth best defensive tackle by Sports Illustrated.^[17][18][19]

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m)	307 lb (139 kg)	33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m)	10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m)	5.21 s	1.79 s	3.00 s	4.50 s	7.28 s	32 in (0.81 m)	8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)	42 reps
All values from NFL Combine[20][17]

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills selected Phillips in the third round (96th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.^[21] Phillips was the tenth defensive tackle drafted in 2018.^[22]

The Bills previously acquired the pick used to select Phillips along with Jordan Matthews in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.

On May 30, 2018, the Bills signed Phillips to a four-year, $3.34 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $775,040.^[23] Phillips played a reserve role as a 1-tech tackle during his rookie season, alternating snaps with Star Lotulelei, Kyle Williams, and Jordan Phillips.

In his second year, Phillips recorded his first career sack against the New York Giants, taking down Eli Manning during a 28–14 Bills win.^[24] In Week 3, Phillips suffered a torn ACL and was ruled out for the season.^[25] He was placed on injured reserve on September 24, 2019.^[26]

Minnesota Vikings

On March 16, 2022, Phillips signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings.^[27] He started all 17 games in 2022, recording 59 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Phillips followed up his strong 2022 season by setting career-highs in 2023, recording 92 tackles and three sacks.

On September 10, 2024, Phillips signed a two-year extension with the Vikings, keeping him under contract through the 2026 season.^[28]

References

1. Filpowski, Will (September 8, 2018). "5 Questions: Harrison Phillips". WIBV-TV. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
2. "Millard West's Harrison Phillips named Nebraska's Gatorade football player of the year". Omaha.com. December 5, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
3. Sipple, Steven M. (July 15, 2013). "After much prayer, Phillips chooses Stanford". JournalStar.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
4. McKewon, Sam (July 15, 2013). "Recruiting: Harrison Phillips picks Stanford over Nebraska, K-State". Omaha.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
5. "Harrison Phillips, Stanford eager to challenge doubters". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
6. "Stanford DL Harrison Phillips (ACL) out for season". SI.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
7. writer, Jon Nyatawa / World-Herald staff. "Millard West graduate Harrison Phillips making strides for Stanford as he comes back from knee surgery". Omaha.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
8. "Harrison Phillips - 2017 Football Roster - Stanford University". gostanford.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
9. "Stanford's Phillips, seven others added to roster". seniorbowl.com (Press release). January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
10. "Stanford's Harrison Phillips wants to bring 'intellectual brutality' to the NFL". SBNation.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
11. Stanford DL Harrison Phillips announces he will enter NFL draft
12. "Prospects that have accepted their invites to the 2018 Senior Bowl". NFL.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
13. "Stanford DL Harrison Phillips announces he will enter NFL draft". ESPN.com. January 4, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
14. Dragon, Tyler (January 27, 2018). "Stanford DT Harrison Phillips is having strong showing at Senior Bowl". ajc.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
15. "Senior Bowl: Why Harrison Phillips is an ideal fit for Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills". newyorkupstate.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
16. Inabinett, Mark (March 4, 2018). "NFL Combine: Which player did the most bench-press reps on Saturday?". AL.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
17. "Harrison Phillips, DS #5 DT, Stanford". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
18. "ref"%3A"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F"%7D. "NFL Harrison Phillips -ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
19. Mayock, Mike (April 20, 2018). "Mike Mayock's 2018 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
20. "Harrison Phillips Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
21. "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
22. Brown, Chris (April 27, 2018). "5 things to know about Harrison Phillips". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
23. "Spotrac.com: Harrison Phillips contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
24. Geist, Danyel (September 15, 2019). "Watch: Harrison Phillips gets his first career sack and Lorenzo Alexander strips away the ball". Buffalo Rumblings. SB Nation. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
25. Williams, Charean (September 23, 2019). "Harrison Phillips out for year with torn ACL". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
26. Brown, Chris (September 24, 2019). "Bills elevate DT Kyle Peko to the 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
27. Peters, Craig (March 16, 2022). "Vikings Open Free Agency by Agreeing to Terms with Harrison Phillips & Johnny Mundt". Vikings.com. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
28. Alper, Josh (September 10, 2024). "Harrison Phillips agrees to two-year extension with Vikings". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.

External links

• Career statistics from Yahoo Sports
• Minnesota Vikings bio
• Stanford Cardinal bio