Jordan Phillips
Model Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
9.5-sack 2019 season as a 52nd overall 2nd-round pick puts Phillips in the rare interior pass-rush production class. The Oklahoma Big 12 2nd-round origin plus 11 years of NFL development give him real journeyman veteran market value. The 2026 question is whether Phillips holds tier 7-8 with the Bills at age 33 or whether the structural late-career closure finally takes hold.
Phillips came out of Oklahoma as the Miami Dolphins' 2nd-round pick (52nd overall) in 2015. He has bounced through the Dolphins, Bills, Cardinals, Giants, and now back to the Bills across 11 NFL seasons. He delivered a 9.5-sack 2019 season with the Bills.
Strengths
- 9.5-sack 2019 season as a 52nd overall 2nd-round pick puts him in the rare interior pass-rush production class.
- Oklahoma Big 12 2nd-round origin plus 11 years of NFL survival across four teams gives him real journeyman veteran market value.
Concerns
- Career STTM range mostly tier 7-8 across the past five years confirms the structural ceiling has rarely climbed above rotational depth.
- Age 33 plus 11 years of interior-line wear puts the late-career structural closure question on every 2026 projection.
What to watch: Whether Phillips holds tier 8 or better in 2026 with the Bills or whether the role compresses to swing depth.
