The Jets recently acquired former Bills and Vikings defensive tackle Harrison Phillips via trade. Today we break Phillips down in detail.

The 29-year old Phillips is listed at 6’3″ and 307 pounds and was a third round pick out of Stanford in 2018. Prior to joining the Jets, he started 62 games in seven NFL seasons, racking up over 300 tackles and eight sacks.

Background

Phillips was a highly successful wrestler and all-state lineman at high school in Omaha, but was only ranked as a three-star prospect due to concerns over the level of competition. However, he impressed the coaches enough at Stanford to earn a full scholarship.

His career got off to a slow start as he was in a reserve role in his freshman year, registering nine tackles and two sacks in seven games, then suffered a seaso

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