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NFL Grade: 6.37 (will be starter in first two seasons)
Stats: The redshirt junior from Miami has had an unorthodox road to the NFL Draft, where he s now considered one of the top pass-rushing prospects coming out of his lone season in Miami. Phillips was a top recruit coming out of high school, attending Redlands East Valley High in California before committing to UCLA. His freshman year, he made four starts and appeared in seven games, where he tallied 3.5 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss and along with teammate Darnay Holmes, became the first pair of true freshmen to start a season opener.
This is a no-brainer decision for the Jags. PFF s lead draft analyst, Mike Renner, wrote recently that Lawrence “is truly the type of prospect who comes around only once in a generation.” Jacksonville can sprint the card in with confidence.
Renner also recently compared BYU signal-caller Zach Wilson and Ohio State’s Justin Fields in an article for PFF.com, in which he said:
“The only way I’d go Fields over Wilson is if I had an offensive coordinator who needed a rushing threat at the quarterback position. Otherwise, Fields issues with holding onto the ball combined with Wilson’s elite off-platform ability and arm talent ultimately gives the BYU quarterback the nod.”