As a Senior (2023)
- Preseason Fourth Team All-Pac-12 DL (Phil Steele)
- Appeared in all 12 games during his senior season, making five starts on the defensive line
- Compiled 14 total tackles, two tackles for a loss, and a half sack
- Put up three tackles, including a solo tackle, vs. Arizona (Sept. 23)
- Recorded a half sack in the 126th Big Game, with a pair of assisted tackles (Nov. 18)
- Tied a season-high with three tackles in the season finale vs. No. 17 Notre Dame (Nov. 25)
As a Junior (2022)
- Started all 12 games
- Finished with 41 tackles (15 solo), four TFLs and three sacks with five QB hurries (according to coaches' stats)
As a Sophomore (2021)
- Appeared in nine games with one start
- Made five tackles on the year
- Made his collegiate debut in a start against Kansas State (Sept. 4)
- Made a career high two tackles at Vanderbilt (Sept. 18)
As a Freshman (2020)
- Did not see action
Prior to Stanford
- Played at San Joaquin Memorial High School for head coach Anthony Goston
- A four-star recruit ranked No. 350 by PrepStar and No. 366 by 247Sports
- Ranked No. 36 in California by 247Sports, No. 38 by ESPN, No. 39 by PrepStar and No. 41 by Rivals
- Top-rated defensive tackle ranked No. 27 by PrepStar, No. 29 by 247Sports, No. 30 by ESPN and No. 39 by Rivals
- All-state (2019)
- Two-time all-section first team (2018-19)
- Three-time all-league (2017-19)
- All-state third team (2018)
- Finished his senior season with 90 tackles and 14 sacks in 2019
- Totaled 70 tackles with eight sacks as a junior in 2018
- Registered 54 tackles with seven sacks in 2017 as a sophomore
- Also competed in track & field
- Finished in the top 10 in the state in the shot put
- Member of the Principal’s Honor Roll and California Scholarship Federation
Personal
- Son of David and Jennifer Phillips
- Father played football at Long Beach State
- Has one sister, Georgia
- Sister plays water polo at UCLA
- Uncle, Larry Curtis, played football at Cal Poly