Cam Phillips

#5 · WR · Virginia Tech6′0″ · 199 lb · Laurel, MD · DeMatha Catholic

Cam Phillips: WR · Virginia Tech · #5.

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Cam Phillips

WR · Virginia Tech · #5

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches at Virginia Tech: Frank Beamer and Justin Fuente. A game that shows it: 189 receiving yards and 14 receptions against East Carolina — Week 3, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Virginia Tech in the news

ACC team to play bowl game in San JuanThe Roanoke Times Oct 23
Clemson vs. Virginia Tech depth charts releasedTigerNet Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Virginia Tech	71	964	13.6	7	45
2016	Virginia Tech	76	983	12.9	5	55
2015	Virginia Tech	49	582	11.9	2	60
2014	Virginia Tech	40	498	12.4	3	36
Career		236	3,027	12.8	17	60

Season	Team
2017	Virginia Tech	1	10	--
2016	Virginia Tech	30	140	34
2015	Virginia Tech	1	24	--
2014	Virginia Tech	5	65	--
Career		37	239	34

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-24vs No. 22 West Virginia	7	138	19.7	1	32	138-yard receiving day
Wk 2	W 27-0vs Delaware	6	90	15.0	1	28
Wk 3	W 64-17@ East Carolina	14	189	13.5	3	45	Season-high 189 yds
Wk 4	W 38-0vs Old Dominion	7	106	15.1	0	29
Wk 5	L 17-31vs No. 2 Clemson	7	74	10.6	0	21
Wk 6	W 23-10@ Boston College	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 8	W 59-7vs North Carolina	5	49	9.8	1	14
Wk 9	W 24-3vs Duke	4	35	8.8	0	18
Wk 10	L 10-28@ No. 9 Miami	7	101	14.4	0	32
Wk 11	L 22-28@ Georgia Tech	2	8	4.0	0	7
Wk 12	W 20-14vs Pittsburgh	8	117	14.6	1	36
Wk 13	W 10-0@ Virginia	3	46	15.3	0	23
Total		71	964	13.6	7	45

Signature game

Week 3 · 2017

W 64-17

at East Carolina

14 rec · 189 yds · 3 TD

Dominant 47-point win on the road against East Carolina.

With J. Jackson — 372 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.5 · T. McMillian — 72 rush yds (11 car) · 1 rec · 70 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Delaware · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −4.13Josh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 15 yds Cam Phillips fumbled, forced by Malcolm Brown, recovered by Delaw Troy Reeder
Week 10 · Miami · 4th and 17 · Q4 · EPA +3.85Josh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 6 yds to the MiaFl 37 for a MIAMI FL Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the MiaFl 22 for a
Week 12 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.69Josh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 36 yds to the Pitt 40 for a
Week 12 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.55Josh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 23 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)
Week 4 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.49Josh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 23 yds to the ODU 46 for a
Week 3 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.48Jackson to Phillips: a 45-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 13 · Virginia · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.34Josh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 23 yds to the Virg 44 for a
Week 3 · East Carolina · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.14Jackson to Phillips: a 31-yard pass.
Week 1 · West Virginia · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.12Josh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 28 yds to the WVirg 19 for a
Week 2 · Delaware · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.02Josh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 28 yds for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)

Teams and coaches

2014Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Balanced

2015Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Run-leaning

2016Virginia Tech10-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Virginia Tech9-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (94th percentile). Strength: rec yards (93rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#230 / 709 · 68th pct

14.6%

Yards / catch#313 / 709 · 56th pct

13.0

EPA / target#402 / 709 · 43rd pct

0.45

Catch rate#423 / 709 · 40th pct

65.0%

TD rate#485 / 709 · 32nd pct

2.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#29 / 539 · 94th pct

Rec yards#36 / 539 · 93rd pct

964

Rec TDs#52 / 539 · 88th pct

Yards / catch#258 / 539 · 51st pct

13.6

Rush yards#154 / 283 · 45th pct

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Long catch#321 / 539 · 40th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

78th → 43rd percentile

Explosive rate

62nd → 68th percentile

Catch rate

88th → 40th percentile

TD rate

59th → 32nd percentile

Yards / catch

58th → 56th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.2	78.5	12.3	0.5
Road5g	5.4	71.0	11.6	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.0	101	14.2	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	4.8	59.3	11.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Justin Fuente

Pass share

41.7%

410 pass / 573 run

Plays / game

75.6

13 games

Team sack rate

5.0%

438 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

71 catches, 1 pass attempt and 1 carry in 12 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Cam Phillips

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Virginia Tech

2014 10 games