Utah Utes cornerback Clark Phillips III (1) steps in entrance of Oregon State Beavers broad receiver John Dunmore (14) for a decide six as Utah and Oregon State play at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake Metropolis on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
Utah defensive again Clark Phillips runs a drill on the NFL soccer scouting mix in Indianapolis, Friday, March 3, 2023. Darron Cummings, Related Press
Cornerback Clark Phillips III, certainly one of Utah’s most impactful defenders in latest historical past, is wanting so as to add to Utah’s popularity of sending defensive gamers to the NFL.
Who's Clark Phillips III?
Place: Cornerback.
School: Utah (2020-22)
Peak: 5-foot-9.
Weight: 184 kilos.
Age: 21.
School stats: 110 tackles, 9 interceptions (4 pick-sixes), 21 cross deflections, one fumble restoration over three seasons at Utah.
Utah defensive again Clark Phillips runs a drill on the NFL soccer scouting mix in Indianapolis, Friday, March 3, 2023.
Darron Cummings, Related Press
Highschool: La Habra Excessive College (La Habra, Calif.).
Highschool recruiting rankings:
- 247 Sports activities — ★★★★
- Rivals — ★★★★
- ESPN — ★★★★
Do you know?: Phillips III is the highest-rated recruit ever landed by Utah.
Scouting report: “Phillips is comfy taking part in from each the surface and within the slot. He's affected person on the line and by no means panics. He has extraordinarily fast ft, skillfully mirroring receivers off the road earlier than flipping his hips cleanly to remain linked to his opponent up the sphere. From off-coverage, he reads the quarterback’s eyes and is at all times able to pounce on an beneath route, displaying suddenness in his click-and-close to reach at his goal.” — Danny Kelly, The Ringer.
2023 NFL draft cornerback ranking: