Jalyn Phillips: S · Clemson · #25.
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Jalyn Phillips
Erases the deep middle of the field. Five seasons in the Clemson secondary to date. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Florida State — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-28@ Duke | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-17vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31vs No. 4 Florida State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-12vs Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-28@ Miami | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24@ NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 38-35vs Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFL22 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups.
5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 54-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.6%
471 pass / 519 run
Plays / game
76.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #407 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Clemson, 130 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
