Jordan Phillips NFL Draft 2015: Scouting Report, Grade for Dolphins' Rookie

STRENGTHS

Jordan Phillips dominates the eyeball test at 6’5” and 329 pounds. He’s a mammoth of a man with surprising movement skills laterally and in his first step. Just a redshirt sophomore when he left Oklahoma, Phillips is a young player with big upside given his rawness at the position.

Phillips has the strength to play as a two-gap anchor but showed the agility to play as a one-gap attacker, too. He’s a smart, athletic big man with refined pass-rushing moves to swim and rip blockers. In the run game, he uses his length (34 ¾” arms) well to keep blockers off his frame, and when he wants to push the pile forward, he can reset the line of scrimmage with his power.

WEAKNESSES

A back injury kept Phillips out for nearly all of 2013, and that has to be checked thoroughly. On film, Phillips goes too many plays and games without making an impact.

He’s a boom-or-bust player on a weekly basis. His conditioning appears suspect, as he wore down late in games despite not playing a higher snap count. His height, leverage and pad height are always a concern, and he has to learn to play with more knee bend.

2014 STATISTICS

Tackles    Sacks   Tackles for Loss
38              2.0             7.0

PRO PLAYER COMPARISON: Damon Harrison, New York Jets

A classic nose tackle with huge size, Jordan Phillips not only looks like Damon Harrison, but they play a lot alike, too.

FINAL GRADE: 6.00/9.00 (Future Starter)