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.
Jaelan Phillips
Top 30% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'5"
Weight263 lb
BornMay 28, 1999
Age27
CollegeMiamiSee College Stats
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2021
A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 38 · #2375 · Role PlayerWorth 38 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 52% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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4
Career Value · VORP
38 career value over replacement — #2375 all-time of 4,649. 9.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #18 (Rd 1) · MIA · 2021 · -2.7 vs expected KV-H
53actual
55.7 expected · Δ−2.7
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