Education
Phillips attended Circle High School in Towanda, Kansas.
Phillips attended Circle High School in Towanda, Kansas.
He played college football at Oklahoma. He was rated by Scout.com as a five-star recruit and Rivals.com as a four-star. He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.
Phillips played at Oklahoma from 2011 to 2014.
As a freshman in 2011, he was redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he appeared in 12 games, recording 12 tackles.
Phillips played in only four games his sophomore season in 2013 due to a back injury. He had seven tackles and 1.5 sacks before the injury.
Phillips returned from the injury in 2014.
He finished the year with 31 tackles and two sacks. After his junior season, Phillips entered the 2015 NFL Draft. Miami Dolphins
Phillips was drafted 52nd overall in the 2nd round by the Miami Dolphins of the 2015 NFL Draft.
During his rookie year in 2015, Phillips played 15 games making 19 tackles, 2 sacks, and 4 passes defended.