Joe Phillips
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1986 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | LAC | 13 | — | 40 | 29 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 35 | 23 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | LAC | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | KC | 12 | — | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | KC | 16 | — | 38 | 33 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | KC | 16 | — | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | KC | 16 | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | KC | 16 | — | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | KC | 15 | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | LAR | 13 | — | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | MIN | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 190 | — | 347 | 239 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24.5 | 28.5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 23 | MIN | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.4 |
| 1987 | 24 | LAC | 13 | — | 40 | 29 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| 1988 | 25 | LAC | 16 | — | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| 1989 | 26 | LAC | 16 | — | 35 | 23 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.3 |
| 1990 | 27 | LAC | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28 | LAC | 16 | — | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 7.4 |
| 1992 | 29 | KC | 12 | — | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| 1993 | 30 | KC | 16 | — | 38 | 33 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
| 1994 | 31 | KC | 16 | — | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| 1995 | 32 | KC | 16 | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 8.5 |
| 1996 | 33 | KC | 16 | — | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 34 | KC | 15 | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 35 | LAR | 13 | — | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
| 1999 | 36 | MIN | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Career | 190 | 347 | 239 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.9 |
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Sacks leader12
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: 91%.
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl1Solo1
College Stats
SMU; Oregon State; Chemeketa Community CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending importCollege stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (SMU; Oregon State; Chemeketa Community College), 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.
Top Teammates
Dale CarterCB6yDerrick ThomasOLB6yTracy SimienILB6yKimble AndersRB6yNeil SmithDE5yBilly Ray Smith Jr.LB5yPellom McDanielsDE5yGreg HillRB5yKeith CashTE5yMarcus AllenRB4yGreg ManuskyLB4yLouie AguiarP4yVaughn BookerDE4yDonnell BennettFB4yDerrick WalkerTE4yDanan HughesWR4ySteve BonoQB4yLake DawsonWR4yJames HastyDB3yDarrin NelsonRB3yRich GannonQB3yTony RichardsonFB3yTodd McNairRB3yCharles MincyFS3y
1986 Draft Class· this player went #93
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJoe inherited the Minnesota Vikings DL room from Chris Doleman (1985–1999), and handed it to Henry Thomas (1987–1994).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined MIN (from LAR)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 1998team change
Joined LAR (from KC)
- 1992team change
Joined KC (from LAC)
- 1987team change
Joined LAC (from MIN)
- 1986draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 4, Pick 93
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 317 lb
Frame
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 14 seasons.
85%
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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