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RD3, Pick 96: Harrison Phillips DT - Stanford


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1 minute ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

Our defense is going to be good for a very long time. The best secondary in the nfl. A future wall of famer in Tre White. A 19 year old stud LB. (Sam Cowart 2.0) A rising star in Milano. A much improved Dline...Mcd’s Defense. Bring it

 

Yup.  Would love an OLB (Griffin?) but can't complain if they go all offense from here on out.

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Maybe this is why he dropped....still well worth the pick

 

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Phillips is one of the more polarizing prospects in the 2018 NFL Draft’s DT class. It all comes down to how highly you value his production and his high-effort style of play. Those traits are valuable, but they don’t make an elite prospect on their own. Phillips’ lack of high-end athletic ability makes him a limited player in the NFL, and I’m not sure that I see him as anything more than an average NFL starter.

There is room for improvement with Phillips: his hand technique is still pretty raw, and he could certainly become an above-average run defender by more consistently playing with better leverage. But his size and frame likely limit him to a role as 3T in the NFL—and if he isn’t a plus pass rusher, that means he’s a base package player only. There is certainly room for a player like Phillips on an NFL roster as a base package 3T with potential for growth, but those types of players don’t demand high draft selections.

A team could certainly benefit from adding a player like Phillips in the Day 2 range, as he’s ready to start right away on base packages and would provide valuable depth to the defensive line. I just don’t understand the first round hype that Phillips has been getting, as he’s clearly a prospect with fairly limited upside—particularly as a pass rusher.

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