Jaelan Phillips is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Phillips in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Phillips's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Jaelan Phillips

Top 30% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter

Height6'5"

Weight266 lb

BornMay 28, 1999

Age27

CollegeMiami See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 1, Pick 18 · MIA

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A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 37 · #2429 · Role Player

Worth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 53% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.3

Avg surplus

peak +12

4 seasons × ~9.3 surplus ≈ VORP 37

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	—	MIA	16	—	39	20	19	9	16	8.5	33.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	603	53.4%	22	13.3%	3	3	1.0	90.3	1.0	26	10	6	69	5	0.1
2022	—	MIA	17	—	58	34	24	8	25	7.0	40.0	0	2	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	840	73.5%	75	16.5%	20	19	0.9	108.3	1.3	36	11	16	64	10	0.1
2023	—	MIA	8	—	38	23	15	7	11	6.5	24.5	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	367	71.0%	16	9.2%	4	4	1.0	57.3	-2.5	17	6	4	8	1	0.0
2024	—	MIA	3	—	6	2	4	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	134	58.5%	—	0.0%	3	2	0.7	72.9	1.0	2	1	0	3	1	0.1
2025	—	PHI	17	—	51	27	24	7	14	5.0	26.0	0	4	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	MIA	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	819	75.2%	17	11.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	2TM	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	11	0.8	92.9	0.6	35	20	10	22	6	0.1
Career		—	95	—	192	106	86	32	68	28.0	128.0	1	11	2	4	0	0	—	0.0%	2,763	66.3%	130	12.6%	43	39	—	—	—	116	48	36	166	23	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2021	22	MIA	16	9*	39	20	19	9	16	8.5	33.5	0	1	0	1	10.3
2022	23	MIA	17	13*	58	34	24	8	25	7.0	40.0	0	2	1	1	10.7
2023	24	MIA	8	6*	38	23	15	7	11	6.5	24.5	1	2	0	—	7.4
2024	25	MIA	3	2*	6	2	4	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	2	0	—	—
2025	26	PHI	17	13*	51	27	24	7	14	5.0	26.0	0	4	1	2	10.7
Career			61	43*	192	106	86	32	68	—	—	1	11	2	4	39.1

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2021	22	MIA	17	9*	—	0.0%	603	53.4%	22	13.3%
2022	23	MIA	17	13*	—	0.0%	840	73.5%	75	16.5%
2023	24	MIA	8	6*	—	0.0%	367	71.0%	16	9.2%
2024	25	MIA	4	2*	—	0.0%	134	58.5%	—	0.0%
2025	26	MIA	17	13*	—	0.0%	819	75.2%	17	11.3%
Career			63	43*	—	—	2,763	—	130	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	22	MIA	17	9*	3	3	1.0	90.3	1.0	26	10	6	69	5	0.1
2022	23	MIA	17	13*	20	19	0.9	108.3	1.3	36	11	16	64	10	0.1
2023	24	MIA	8	6*	4	4	1.0	57.3	-2.5	17	6	4	8	1	0.0
2024	25	MIA	4	2*	3	2	0.7	72.9	1.0	2	1	0	3	1	0.1
2025	26	2TM	17	13*	13	11	0.8	92.9	0.6	35	20	10	22	6	0.1
Career			63	43*	43	39	—	—	—	116	48	36	166	23	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 57 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 53· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 38.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2021bestavg 562025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Sacks leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.139See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.139Snap share66.3%Def snaps2,763ReliableCV 0.24

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2021

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2021 class

4.56s

40-Yard

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 66thClass Pos 88thClass All 59th

36"

Vertical

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 73thClass Pos 74thClass All 73th

125"

Broad Jump

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 86thClass Pos 74thClass All 80th

21 reps

Bench

Below avg · 40th pct

Pos 40thAll 50thClass Pos 41thClass All 49th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl9Solo4Ast5TFL2QBHits3Sk0.5Dis5.5

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #18

#10DeVonta SmithWR #11Justin FieldsQB #12Micah ParsonsLB #13Rashawn SlaterOT #14Alijah Vera-TuckerG #15Mac JonesQB #16Zaven CollinsLB #17Alex LeatherwoodOT #19Jamin DavisLB #20Kadarius ToneyWR #21Kwity PayeDE #22Caleb FarleyCB #23Christian DarrisawOT #24Najee HarrisRB #25Travis EtienneRB #26Greg Newsome IICB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jaelan inherited the Miami Dolphins LB room from Elandon Roberts (2020–2022), and handed it to Bradley Chubb (2022–2025).

Bryan Cox 1991–1995Dwight Hollier 1992–1999Zach Thomas 1996–2007Derrick Rodgers 1997–2002Jason Taylor 1997–2011Robert Jones

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined PHI (from MIA)
2025final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2021draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 1, Pick 18

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 266 lb

Frame

260 lb at 4.56s

Size-speed

36" vert / 125" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	MIA	1	W2Questionable· BackW3Questionable· BackW4Out· ObliqueW5Questionable· ObliqueW6Questionable· Oblique
2022	MIA	0	W9Questionable· QuadricepW16Questionable· Knee
2021	MIA	0	W7Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· Hip

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 57

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2021

C+2022

C+2023

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

74%

Era Translator

Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2021	39	2.4	39	2.3
2022	58	3.4	56-2	3.3
2023	38	4.8	80+42	4.7
2025	51	3	51	3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

37 career value over replacement — #2429 all-time of 4,642. 9.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #18 (Rd 1) · MIA · 2021 · -3.5 vs expected KV-H

53actual

56.5 expected · Δ−3.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2021

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #18

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

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