The full breakdown
Phillips drove his grade via solid run defense (72 grade), routinely clogging interior gaps and holding up against double teams. His best play came at Q4 05:56, exploding into the backfield to drop Kenneth Walker III for a two-yard loss. He was also instrumental in a goal-to-go stand in the second quarter, stonewalling interior runs on consecutive short-yardage downs, including a 4th & 1 stop (Q2 06:15). However, a complete lack of interior push in the pass rush (58 grade) and being washed out on a 10-yard touchdown run (Q1 12:57) capped his day.
Strengths
- Short-yardage gap control
- Absorbing double teams
- Interior run penetration
Weaknesses
- Pass-rush push
- Disengaging from reach blocks