Football

2012: Had eight tackles and one QBH in the win at FAU....Had a season-high nine tackles in the season opener at LSU

2011: Missed half the season due to injury ... Totaled 21 tackles and half a sack in six games  ... Compiled five tackles with a half-sack against Troy ... Tallied four solo tackles and one assisted tackle against both Houston and FIU.

2010: Recieved the Byron Gross Award for being North Texas' Outstanding Linebacker ... Finished second on the team with 69 total tackles ... Picked up 6.5 tackles-for-loss, which also ranked second on the team ... Picked off two passes on the season... Compiled a career game against Rice, with a career-high 10 tackles, two of which were for losses, a sack of Taylor McHargue which forced a Rice field goal, and an interception of a Nick Fanuzzi pass which denied Rice a scoring opportunity ... Made a career-high 10 stops and had a tackle-for-loss at Army ... Picked off a pass and made six tackles at ULM ... Recovered a fumble and made five tackles at FAU ... Collected seven tackles and one tackle-for-loss against Troy ... Racked up seven tackles against Kansas State ... Had a tackle-for-loss and broke up two passes against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Made five tackles, including one tackle-for-loss against FIU ... Picked up six tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss at Western Kentucky ... Collected four tackles at Clemson ... Started all twelve games ... Led the team with eight tackles on punt coverage.

2009: Was named to the All-Sun Belt Freshman Team by Rivals.com ... Started three games last season ... Had a season-high eight tackles against Army and forced a fumble in the game ... Had five tackles against both ULM and FIU ... Had his first career interception against WKU that led to the game-winning touchdown for North Texas ... Had six tackles and a half a tackle for a loss against WKU ... Recorded two tackles against Troy ... Made two tackles against Louisiana-Lafayette and Middle Tennessee ... Had four tackles against Alabama ... Recorded two tackles against Ball State..

2008: Was a redshirt.

High School/Personal:  In 2007, completed 62 percent of his passes for 1,538 yards and 14 touchdowns ... Also rushed for 1,223 yards and 12 scores ... Helped lead Waller High School to the 4A Division II, Region III finals for the first time in school history with Phillips under center and his dad, Jim Phillips, as coach ... Greater Houston Top 50 senior prospect by TexasPrepInsider.com ... Named Most Valuable Player for District 18-4A ... Houston-area top 50 by rivals.com ... Ranked as one of the top six "athletes" in the area by the Houston Chronicle ... Brother of Jason Phillips, who appeared on the watch list for the Rotary Lombardi and Dick Butkus Award and was a three-time all-Mountain West performer at TCU ... Son of Jim and Diane Phillips ... Born on Sep. 28, 1989.