2017 Football Roster
Roster
Jaelan Phillips
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Redlands, Calif.
- High School:
- Redlands East Valley
UCLA
Enrolled at UCLA in January of 2017 and took part in 2017 spring practice.
2018
Saw action in four games, two as a starter (Cincinnati, Oklahoma), at outside linebacker ... Had season-high nine tackles in the season-opener against Cincinnati ... Credited with seven stops at Colorado.
2017
Saw action in seven games and made four starts (Texas A&M, Hawai'i, Memphis, Oregon) ... Along with Darnay Holmes became the first pair of true freshman Bruins to start a season-opener ... Had five games with at least four tackles ... Posted a season-best five tackles against A&M with 1.5 sacks ... His total of 7.0 tackles for loss ranked fourth on the team ... Had a season-best 2.0 tackles for loss at Memphis.
HIGH SCHOOL
Listed as a five-star recruit by ESPN and the No. 3 national recruit on the ESPN 300 List ... Five-star prospect according to Scout.com and the No. 5 overall recruit in the country ... First-team Scout.com 2017 Class All-American ... Scout's top-rated DE prospect in the nation ... No. 3 on the Scout.com West 150 List ... No. 2 on the Scout.com California 100 List ... Rivals.com five-star recruit and No. 6 on the Rivals 100 List ... No. 2 on the Rivals California 100 List ... No. 2-rated weak-side DE in the country ... No. 5 on the si.com National List ... PrepStar Dream Team selection and No. 13 national recruit ... CalHiSports.com first-team All-State selection ... Invited to the U.S. Army All-America Bowl Game ... As a senior, he was credited with 142 tackles and 21 sacks ... Named All-CIF Div. II Co-Defensive Player of the Year ... Totaled 76 tackles, 10.5 sacks and two interceptions as a junior.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Jaelan Everett Phillips ... Parents: Jonathan and Sabine Robertson-Phillips ... Has one sister, Brenna ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as winning the state title in his sophomore season ... The famous athlete he most admires is Kobe Bryant ... Hobbies include singing, listening to music and writing poetry ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Winter 2017 and Winter 2018 quarters.
