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Jersey Number 19
Justin Phillips
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Pearland, TX
- High School:
- Pearland
Bio
2016 Outstanding Special Teams Player Award
2017 Leslie O’Neal Award (OSU Outstanding Defensive Player)
2018 Bob Fenimore Award (OSU’s Team MVP)
2018 Team Captain as voted by teammates
2018 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
Firmly established as a leader of the defense and among the top overall performers on the team.
2018 (Senior): Team captain as voted by his teammates ... The leading tackler on the squad with 98 stops ... That total ranked sixth in the Big 12 ... Tied for second on the team with 11 tackles for loss ... Had two sacks, five quarterback hurries and three pass breakups ... Forced a fumble that he also recovered against Kansas ... Recovered a fumble that set up a touchdown during an important stretch of the Cowboys’ Liberty Bowl victory over Missouri ... Set a season high with 12 tackles against both TCU and Kansas and had 11 against Kansas State ... Had a sack as part of the Cowboys’ win over No. 7 West Virginia and also against Kansas ... Set a career high with three tackles for loss against Missouri State and had two tackles for loss against both TCU and Kansas ... Had 1.5 tackles for loss against West Virginia and one TFL against both Texas Tech and Oklahoma ... Assisted on a tackle for loss against South Alabama ... Credited with pass breakups in wins over No. 7 West Virginia, No. 17 Boise State and Missouri State ... Served as a game captain against Missouri State, Kansas State and West Virginia ... Helped the Cowboys rank in the top 20 nationally in sacks, tackles for loss and red zone defense.
2017 (Junior): Honored by the Oklahoma State coaching staff with the Leslie O’Neal Award presented to the team’s outstanding defensive player ... Started all 13 games at linebacker ... OSU’s third-leading tackler with 64 total tackles, including 42 solo stops ... Had pick-sixes in back-to-back games, with one going for 25 yards in OSU’s win at South Alabama and another going for 10 yards in OSU’s win at Pitt ... Had 9.5 tackles for loss to rank third on the team and lead all Cowboy linebackers ... Had at least one tackle in every game and at least five tackles in 10 games ... Had a season-best seven-tackle game in OSU’s overtime win at Texas ... Had a sack in the Baylor and Kansas State games and a half-sack in the Texas game ... Made at least one tackle for loss in seven games, with a season high of 2.5 against Baylor ... Forced two fumbles in OSU’s win over Baylor and another against Kansas State ... His three forced fumbles led the team ... Served as a captain for the Baylor and West Virginia games ... OSU’s defensive player of the game in the Cowboys’ win at South Alabama ... Added two pass break ups and two quarterback hurries.
2016 (Sophomore): Became more and more valuable as the season went on and his playing time increased accordingly ... Played in all 13 games and started against Texas Tech and Oklahoma ... Ranked fourth among OSU’s linebackers with 42 tackles and 24 solo stops ... His 42 tackles led all Cowboy underclassmen ... Had a career day in OSU’s one-point win over Texas Tech as he recorded a game-high 14 tackles, sacked Patrick Mahomes for a loss of nine yards and forced a fourth-quarter fumble that was recovered by teammate Vincent Taylor ... Forced a fumble against Colorado in the Alamo Bowl ... Also had a six-tackle outing against Southeastern Louisiana in the opener, a five-tackle day in OSU’s win at TCU and three tackles against Pitt, West Virginia and OU ... Had at least one tackle in all but two games ... Intercepted TCU’s Kenny Hill and was credited with half a sack against him ... Also had a sack in the season opener against SLU and his 2.5 sacks on the year ranked as the fourth-most on the team.
2015: Redshirt.
2014 (Freshman): Saw action in eight games as a true freshman ... Excelled on special teams from day one and finished the season as one of the team leaders with six tackles on kickoff returns despite missing five games to injury ... Saw significant action at the “star” linebacker position in OSU’s Bedlam win over No. 18 Oklahoma in Norman, recording a season-high 10 tackles (seven solo) in that contest.
High School: Coached by Tony Heath … Finished his senior year with 86 tackles, including 61 unassisted, 11 tackles for loss and two sacks … Also snagged two interceptions, two fumbles recovered and a forced fumble … Had a forced fumble and 88-yard return for a score in the Texas 5A state championship game … As a senior, Houston Chronicle defensive player of the year, Associated Press Sports Editors honorable mention Class 5A all-state team, first team all-Greater Houston, defensive player of the year in district 22-5A, first team all-district, and Texas High School Football all-elite team Class 5A Region III … First team selection on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 2013 All-Texas high school team … Also participated in track and basketball … Held scholarship offers from Baylor, Boise State and Iowa State, among others.
Personal: Justin Phillips was born Oct. 10, 1995, in Houston … Son of Jeff and Donna Phillips … Management major.
2017 Leslie O’Neal Award (OSU Outstanding Defensive Player)
2018 Bob Fenimore Award (OSU’s Team MVP)
2018 Team Captain as voted by teammates
2018 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
Firmly established as a leader of the defense and among the top overall performers on the team.
2018 (Senior): Team captain as voted by his teammates ... The leading tackler on the squad with 98 stops ... That total ranked sixth in the Big 12 ... Tied for second on the team with 11 tackles for loss ... Had two sacks, five quarterback hurries and three pass breakups ... Forced a fumble that he also recovered against Kansas ... Recovered a fumble that set up a touchdown during an important stretch of the Cowboys’ Liberty Bowl victory over Missouri ... Set a season high with 12 tackles against both TCU and Kansas and had 11 against Kansas State ... Had a sack as part of the Cowboys’ win over No. 7 West Virginia and also against Kansas ... Set a career high with three tackles for loss against Missouri State and had two tackles for loss against both TCU and Kansas ... Had 1.5 tackles for loss against West Virginia and one TFL against both Texas Tech and Oklahoma ... Assisted on a tackle for loss against South Alabama ... Credited with pass breakups in wins over No. 7 West Virginia, No. 17 Boise State and Missouri State ... Served as a game captain against Missouri State, Kansas State and West Virginia ... Helped the Cowboys rank in the top 20 nationally in sacks, tackles for loss and red zone defense.
2017 (Junior): Honored by the Oklahoma State coaching staff with the Leslie O’Neal Award presented to the team’s outstanding defensive player ... Started all 13 games at linebacker ... OSU’s third-leading tackler with 64 total tackles, including 42 solo stops ... Had pick-sixes in back-to-back games, with one going for 25 yards in OSU’s win at South Alabama and another going for 10 yards in OSU’s win at Pitt ... Had 9.5 tackles for loss to rank third on the team and lead all Cowboy linebackers ... Had at least one tackle in every game and at least five tackles in 10 games ... Had a season-best seven-tackle game in OSU’s overtime win at Texas ... Had a sack in the Baylor and Kansas State games and a half-sack in the Texas game ... Made at least one tackle for loss in seven games, with a season high of 2.5 against Baylor ... Forced two fumbles in OSU’s win over Baylor and another against Kansas State ... His three forced fumbles led the team ... Served as a captain for the Baylor and West Virginia games ... OSU’s defensive player of the game in the Cowboys’ win at South Alabama ... Added two pass break ups and two quarterback hurries.
2016 (Sophomore): Became more and more valuable as the season went on and his playing time increased accordingly ... Played in all 13 games and started against Texas Tech and Oklahoma ... Ranked fourth among OSU’s linebackers with 42 tackles and 24 solo stops ... His 42 tackles led all Cowboy underclassmen ... Had a career day in OSU’s one-point win over Texas Tech as he recorded a game-high 14 tackles, sacked Patrick Mahomes for a loss of nine yards and forced a fourth-quarter fumble that was recovered by teammate Vincent Taylor ... Forced a fumble against Colorado in the Alamo Bowl ... Also had a six-tackle outing against Southeastern Louisiana in the opener, a five-tackle day in OSU’s win at TCU and three tackles against Pitt, West Virginia and OU ... Had at least one tackle in all but two games ... Intercepted TCU’s Kenny Hill and was credited with half a sack against him ... Also had a sack in the season opener against SLU and his 2.5 sacks on the year ranked as the fourth-most on the team.
2015: Redshirt.
2014 (Freshman): Saw action in eight games as a true freshman ... Excelled on special teams from day one and finished the season as one of the team leaders with six tackles on kickoff returns despite missing five games to injury ... Saw significant action at the “star” linebacker position in OSU’s Bedlam win over No. 18 Oklahoma in Norman, recording a season-high 10 tackles (seven solo) in that contest.
High School: Coached by Tony Heath … Finished his senior year with 86 tackles, including 61 unassisted, 11 tackles for loss and two sacks … Also snagged two interceptions, two fumbles recovered and a forced fumble … Had a forced fumble and 88-yard return for a score in the Texas 5A state championship game … As a senior, Houston Chronicle defensive player of the year, Associated Press Sports Editors honorable mention Class 5A all-state team, first team all-Greater Houston, defensive player of the year in district 22-5A, first team all-district, and Texas High School Football all-elite team Class 5A Region III … First team selection on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 2013 All-Texas high school team … Also participated in track and basketball … Held scholarship offers from Baylor, Boise State and Iowa State, among others.
Personal: Justin Phillips was born Oct. 10, 1995, in Houston … Son of Jeff and Donna Phillips … Management major.
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